Hundreds of Indigenous people in Colombia -- holding spears, blowguns and banners saying "Don't kill us" -- protested against bloody clashes between guerrilla factions on the Venezuelan border that have displaced their communities.

The protesters, dressed in traditional clothing and jewelry of the Motilon-Bari people, on Tuesday took to the streets of Cucuta, the regional capital and main border crossing to Venezuela.

"The war has hit us hard in the Catatumbo region," said Alexander Dora, a rights defender for the Bari people.

The northeastern region of Catatumbo is among the areas with the highest concentration of illicit coca crops in the country.

More than 73,000 people have been displaced due to the violent clashes that have flared up in the region since January between the far-lef

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