Hundreds of thousands of Colombians took to the streets amid a general strike over rumored economic reforms and increasing discontent with the government of President Ivan Duque. Protest organizers said more than 1 million people demonstrated across the country, while authorities put estimates at 207,000.

What began as peaceful marches turned violent by early evening as demonstrators threw rocks at riot police officers, who fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. As tensions rose further, locals attempted to enter the nation"s Congress and tore down some black cloth protecting a historic building in Plaza Bolivar, in downtown Bogota.
At least eight civilians and 28 police officers were wounded in the clashes nationwide, authorities confirmed. Ten people were arrested and another 22 were temporarily detained.