Public school teachers marched through Bogota on Thursday (September 12) as part of a national strike, but the walkout was overshadowed by students in Bogota who clashed with riot police.<br /><br />Video shows hooded youth taunting riot police in streets strewn with debris. According to the filmer, a local journalist, the students numbering around 200 were from Bogota's District University and faced off against police for around three hours.<br /><br />Local media said the teachers were striking over substandard healthcare, increased violence and government failures.
