Two dead, 100 hurt in Colombian clashes

Tensions are high in Columbia as over 7,000 Indians clash with the local government. As the death and injury tolls rise by the moment, CNN's Karen Penhaul has the latest details.

By Karen Penhaul, CNN

Excerpts: BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Violent clashes between Indian protesters and riot police continued Wednesday in southwest Colombia, increasing the casualty toll to at least two dead and about 100 injured, according to Indian spokesmen.

The protests started Tuesday, when an estimated 7,000 Indians from various ethnic communities used rocks and tree trunks to block the Pan-American Highway -- the country's main north-south thoroughfare -- in at least four locations between Colombia's second largest city, Cali, and the city of Popayan, 85 miles (135 kilometers) to the south.


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