Fierce clashes broke out on the streets of Bogota, Colombia between student protesters armed with Molotov cocktails and police in armored vehicles deploying water cannon.

Violence erupted outside The National Pedagogic University as anti-government protests over education and state pension cuts proposed by President Iván Duque continue.

Nuevamente los vándalos que se infiltran como estudiantes en las Universidades Publicas, haciendo de la suyas en la Universidad Pedagógica de Bogotá.Los Fuertes disturbios cerca a la Universidad Pedagógica de todos los Miércoles y Jueves. pic.twitter.com/vZ7fFmXYEq — El Video Maker (@ElVideoMaker) May 9, 2019

La Secretaría de Movilidad (SDM) afirmó que se tuvo que cerrar la carrera 13 desde calle 74 y calle 72 en ambos sentidos, y la calle 72 entre carrera 7 hasta avenida Caracas sentido oriente-occidente #UniversidadPedagógica#AlertaBogotá 🚨➡ https://t.co/xb6pybMsf8pic.twitter.com/5jk3feDKNx — Alerta Bogotá 610AM (@AlertaBogota) May 9, 2019

Police fired water cannon and launched tear gas to disperse the protesters who pelted the riot squad with stones and Molotov cocktails.

According to Colombian media, there were no arrests in connection with the violence which took place Thursday.

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