Protesters attack US embassy in Bogota with arrows and explosives, injuring 4 Colombian police officers

Four police officers were injured on Friday in Colombia’s capital, Bogota, after protesters attacked the US embassy with arrows and explosives during a rally opposing President Donald Trump’s policies. The clash occurred when members of the protest group “Congreso de los Pueblos” (People’s Congress) gathered outside the embassy to denounce what they called US interference and right-wing agendas.

Bogota Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan condemned the incident, saying “delinquents, some of whom were hooded, attacked the embassy with incendiary devices, explosives and arrows.” He confirmed that four police officers were wounded in the face, legs and arms. Images shared by the defence ministry depicted a chaotic scene, including one officer with an arrow lodged in his arm.

Protesters condemn US policies and demand sovereignty

Jimmy Moreno, spokesperson for Congreso de los Pueblos, told AFP that the demonstration aimed to defend Colombia’s sovereignty and oppose what they called US involvement in “the genocide of Palestinians,” interference in Latin America, and threats against the “Venezuelan Bolivar model.”

The group had been staging demonstrations across Bogota since Monday, but violence only broke out on Friday. President Gustavo Petro, who has clashed with Trump earlier this year, wrote on X that he had “ordered maximum caution with the US embassy in Bogota.” He added, “A more radical group has attacked the police guarding the embassy, with several young people injured with arrows.”

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In a later statement, Congreso de los Pueblos expressed agreement with Petro’s comments but urged his government to form “an anti-imperialist front.”