New York : The United States (US) announced on Saturday, September 27, that it would revoke the visa of Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro, citing his “incendiary actions” during a pro-Palestinian protest in New York .

“Earlier today, Colombian president @petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,” the State Department said in a post on X.

“We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions,” it said.

In response, Petro confirmed on X that he had discovered he no longer held a US visa.

He noted that attending the Tolimense gathering for democracy in Ibagué did not require one and accused the move of serving “the interests of the mafias seeking to divide the US and Colombia.” He criticised the US for vio

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