Video: Hooded men try to burn a police motorcycle and several uniformed men amid protests in Bogota
On September 27, 2024, in the midst of pro-Palestinian demonstrations where some students in Bogotá came out to protest the conflict in the Middle East, violent actions against uniformed police officers were reported outside in the La Macarena sector. district university.
In this case, hooded men tried to burn a police motorcycle and blocked vehicular traffic on Circunvalar Avenue and 26A Street, exactly where the demonstration passes.
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In the middle of the march, several protesters attacked the public forces. In the video, you can see them throwing a Molotov cocktail at two policemen in an attempt to set fire not only to the motorcycle, but also to the uniformed policemen. The police therefore had to push the vehicle to the side to avoid a tragedy.
Another pair of motorized policemen arrived at the scene, but had to abandon their vehicle as they were also attacked. Subsequently, the attackers tried to turn on the motorcycle in order to manipulate it.
Clashes between hooded men and law enforcement lasted for several hours. Around 5:30 p.m., authorities managed to temporarily restore public order in the area.
An investigation was subsequently launched into whether there were any injuries among the participants in the riots, as well as an investigation into the damage caused to the police motorcycles.
It may be recalled that students from various campuses of the District University have applied for the standing assembly. The educational community has expressed its displeasure over the precarious conditions of the institution and has also condemned gender-based violence.
To the above, Polo councilor Donka Atanassová said the following: “Students of the District University have been at the Permanent Assembly for several days with a strike alert. They have had enough of corruption, lack of internal democracy and crumbling infrastructure in several places. The community requires respect, safety and decent conditions for studying. And the district administration? Absolute silence in the face of legitimate complaints and demands,” the lobbyist responded to a chaotic and stressful afternoon in the capital of the national territory.
Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán spoke through the social network X and was direct when he pointed out that the protesters tried to burn the police officers: “Groups of hooded men attacked and tried to burn the constables – not Undmo – and even burnt one of their motorbikes. Trying to burn police officers is not a protest, it’s a crime. Reaction The police, of course, must always respect legal procedures and the case will be investigated.”
Galán further added that marches and protests are respected in the capital, “but we will respond to similar crimes like today’s with all the police’s capabilities. The subject of the investigation will also be the situation that arose between the managers of the coexistence and dialogue of the Municipal Council and the police. “Managers play a very important role in finding negotiated solutions to complex situations.”
The mayor of the capital city concluded his speech with the following sentence: “The subject of the investigation will also be the situation that arose between the managers of the coexistence and dialogue of the Municipal Council and the police. “Managers play a very important role in finding negotiated solutions to complex situations.”