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Saturday, 10 March 2012

Students clash over public transportation in Bogota


BOGOTA: Student protesters demanding better public transportation in the Colombian capital of Bogota destroyed the city's TransMilenio rapid bus transit station on Friday (March 9).

The protesters blocked downtown streets, adding to already jammed traffic, and riot police used tear gas to disperse the demonstors.

The students called for lower student fare bus tickets on the city's TransMilenio rapid bus transit system.

Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro denounced the disturbances.

"With these violent acts, they're not going to detain the mayor's office from publically negotiating the conditions of the city's new model of transportation," he said.

While riders say the service is poor, the city has said the protests are politically charged.

City officials have called on high school and universities to "calm" their students who are blamed for leading the demonstrations.

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