Overview
- At least four police officers were injured, including one struck through the arm by an arrow, during clashes outside the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá.
- The demonstration escalated with arrows, incendiary devices and explosives directed at the compound, and riot police deployed gas grenades to clear the area.
- Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán ordered police to intervene near the embassy and reported that hooded attackers targeted officers and the facility.
- President Gustavo Petro ordered maximum caution around the embassy and attributed the aggression to a more radical group, while Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez called it attempted homicide and vowed to capture those responsible.
- Members of the Congreso de los Pueblos were present and described their action as belligerently peaceful with ancestral bows, and later Petro announced the replacement of National Police director Carlos Fernando Triana.