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Bogota public transport riots leave at least 30 injured and 8 in jail
http://colombiareports.co/bogota-public-transport-riots-leave-least-30-injured-8-jail/Clashes between protesters and police that erupted in Bogota on Tuesday amid demonstrations for improved public transport have left at least 30 people injured and eight arrested, local authorities said.
Bogota Health Secretary Aldo Cadena told RCN Radio that 30 people were taken to hospital after the violence had surged. The vast majority of the injured was able to go home after an initial check-up.
General Edgar Sanchez, Bogota’s police chief, told press agency Colprensa that eight people were arrested as security forces tried to break up the protests that paralyzed the Colombian capital’s mass transit system.
Eight policemen were also taken to hospital following clashes with angry mobs.
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fascist right wing protesters trying to overthrow the government have apparently arrived from Venezuela
