Labor Day marches end in violence

Rioters, armed with stones, attacked at least five commercial premises such as restaurants, banks and media headquarters, located in the center of the capital. Police say they also were attacked with steel splinters and liquidized iron. According to figures by the Metropolitan Police 13 people got injured in the country’s capital. Over a hundred people were arrested.In Medellín the police arrested 16 people, after the march turned violent on central avenue La Playa.

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