24-11-2016 20:42 via news.yahoo.com

Colombia signs contested new peace deal

Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, set to be ratified in Congress despite bitter opposition. President Juan Manuel Santos and guerrilla leader Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono signed the new deal with a pen made from a spent bullet, in a low-key ceremony in the capital Bogota. The new plan bypasses a vote by the Colombian people, against bitter opposition from critics.
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