Extra security for Colombian candidate

Colombia’s government will provide left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro with extra security after he cancelled part of his campaign tour amid reports of a threat to kill him, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said on Tuesday. Mr Petro pulled out of events in the country’s western coffee region on Monday, over a plot by a crime gang known as La Cordillera to assassinate him, his office said. The candidate had been set to travel to the region, including the city of Manizales, on Tuesday and yesterday, before the vote on May 29. On Tuesday, Colombia’s National Police said they had received information regarding the plot from Mr Petro’s campaign and that a “rigorous” investigation was now under way.