This fight, apparently, would have been unleashed for alleged acts of xenophobia against domiciliary of foreign nationality.
In images, the battle that was lived in City U was recorded, after finishing the match between Colombia and Venezuela.
At the end of the party between Colombia and Venezuela, Fans of both teams starred in a pitched battle at the City U mall, in the center of Bogotá.
What began as a festive atmosphere to see the encounter on giant screens ended in a massive fight that unleashedpanic among students, passers -by and workers in the area.
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One of the students who was in the place told this medium how the facts were triggered:
“We were all watching the game in peace, Colombia against Venezuela. We were calm, but Someone started shouting things against Venezuelans,And that’s when everything got out of control. There were ten Venezuelans with their Rappi suitcases, and offenses began. Then they grabbed each other, bottles were thrown, it was a very hard trip. Several police motorcycles and many agents arrived, but they had already faced each other. This cannot happen, we have to avoid this kind of thing “the young man said.
Another student, also a witness, lamented the acts of intolerance and the atmosphere of violence generated during the transmission:
“While the game passed, several university students started with acts of xenophobia against Rappi workers, most Venezuelans. In the end, they reacted and the fight began. The blows, the bottles, the excesses began. I live here, and it is very sad to see how a space designed to share in peace ends up becoming a battlefield. They damaged pots, broke the screen where the game was transmitted. Is very serious “he said.
However, another witness reported that the situation got out of control by the way of celebrating the fans of both teams.
“The game was watching Colombians and Venezuelans. The thing is that in Venezuela’s first goal, the boys of that country began to throw beer over Colombia to celebrate. Obviously there were people who bothered and began to return the gesture. Gol Colombia made: they threw beer to them. They were already brave, “Loren Sofía explained in his account on social network X.
For his part, Colonel Sergio Bayona, Operational Commander of Citizen Security No. 4, delivered details of the police intervention:
“Today, once the sporting meeting between our Colombian National Team and the Venezuela National Team, We were presented with an intolerance that generated a multiple fight between these two fans. Immediately we arrive, intervene and separate the parts. We can give a part of tranquility. Our Judicial Police and Cy collecting videos to identify people, apparently foreigners, which caused this fact ”.
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Although the confrontation left material damage and a voltage environment, The authorities confirmed that, for now, they are not reported seriously injured.
The case has lit the alarms on intolerance and xenophobia that persist in the capital, especially in public spaces where fans congregate.
The authorities announced that they will reinforce security in future sports broadcasts to prevent new episodes of violence.
Source: Integrated information system
