Protests in Colombia over death in police custody

violent clashes continued in the Colombian capital of Bogota on Thursday, with angry citizens setting fire to city buses, destroying police stations and confronting officers in clashes. Those clashes have killed seven people so far. Police deployed 1,500 additional officers and 300 soldiers throughout Bogota. Authorities said on Thursday that 56 police stations were damaged, eight city buses burned and 175 civilians injured during the unrest.

The new unrest comes at a time of protests in the United States over racial discrimination and police abuse against Black citizens. The Colombia protests are more closely tied to abuse against the young and poor.