Bullfighting returns to Colombia's capital amid protests Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Updated 4:

Bullfighting returns to Colombia's capital amid protests
Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Updated 4:00 pm, Sunday, January 22, 2017



BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police and harassed spectators attending a bullfight in Bogota on Sunday as the "fiesta brava" returned to Colombia's capital for the first time in four years.

Police had to fire tear gas to control the protesters, many of whom shouted "murderers" and "torturers" while spitting and sometimes coming to blows with spectators nervously making their way to Bogota's 1930s-era brick bullring.


There were several arrests as tensions ran high in what at times seemed a reflection of deep social divisions between wealthy, well-dressed spectators who had expected a booze-filled, fun afternoon and a crowd of mostly young, angry protesters screaming obscenities at all who passed before them.

"Everyone you see going are old, conservative elites," said David Saitru, a 17-year-old protester dressed in black to mourn what he considered the barbaric killing of the bulls. "My generation thinks differently. We're not prepared to see an animal suffer."

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