This is the moment a member of the Colombian riot police struck a member of the press with a baton from behind during a protest in Bogota yesterday (April 25).

Students, union members, professors, and other sectors took to the streets of the Colombian city to protest against the economic policies of Iván Duque's government.

The protest turned violent as protesters clashed with riot police.

Footage shows the moment a police officer struck the journalist unprovoked from behind as he walked away from the riot police at Plaza Bolivar.

Students, unions, professors and other sectors took to the streets of Bogotá on April 25 to demand that President Iván Duque fulfill his promises and ask him to stop the development plan.

The protest then turned into violence due to clashes between the police and some citizens who were repressed with tear gas.

Two journalists were attacked by the Bogota police. This is the exact moment when a journalist was hit by a member of the police.