Clashes between protesters and police break out in Bogota over taxi driver's death
Clashes between protesters and police break out in Bogota over taxi driver's death

Violence erupted in Bogota, Colombia following outrage over the death of Javier Ordonez.

Footage filmed on Wednesday night (September 9) clashes between protesters and police, where projectiles are thrown and debris is used as makeshift shields as burning vehicles engulf the streets.

Ordonez, a 46-year-old taxi driver, died after being repeatedly tased by police on Wednesday morning for allegedly violating social distancing rules.

He later died in hospital.

The incident, which was captured on video by an eyewitness, has caused outrage and protests across the capital.