Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: CEN
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This is the moment a helmet-clad cop headbutts a woman during a fracas after two of his colleagues on motorbikes rammed attendees at a skateboarding event.
The incidents led to an escalation between locals and police during the Go Skateboarding Day street event which has resulted in the two biker cops being suspended as the headbutt footage was seen almost 300,000 times on one social media platform alone, causing outrage.
The incident took place during a skateboarding event in the central Colombian capital Bogota that was attended by over 1,000 members of the public.
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In the video footage for the Go Skateboarding Day event, which takes place every 21st June, two motorbike cops are seen riding through the crowd before one of them crashes straight into a young skateboarder, sending both of them crashing to the tarmac
Several of the skateboarder’s pals immediately start beating the cop on the ground and he is forced to run away while protecting himself.
Meanwhile, the officer’s colleague circles around and rides at the aggressors, trapping one man under his front wheel.
The scene then intensifies as the clip ends.
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The other video seen 296,000 times on social media shows cops arresting several protesters and one officer wearing a helmet is seen headbutting a young woman to the ground as the cameraperson gasps in shock.
According to local media, the two motorbike cops in the first video have been suspended pending an internal investigation.
Police sources said that more officers had to be sent to the scene to control the escalating tension between skateboarders and officials.
Five cops were reportedly injured as well as a female attendee. Meanwhile, one car was said to have been badly vandalised during the unrest.
Three attendees have also been arrested, according to local media.
The investigation is ongoing.
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