On horns of a dilemma as bullfighting returns

Angry 'fiesta brava' clashes highlight deep social divisions

Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police and harassed spectators attending a bullfight in Bogota on Sunday as the "fiesta brava" returned to Colombia's capital for the first time in four years.

Police had to fire tear gas to control the protesters, many of whom shouted "murderers" and "torturers" while spitting and sometimes coming to blows with spectators nervously making their way to Bogota's 1930s-era brick bullring.