police officers and demonstrators set on fire by molotov cocktails during five days of unrest in Colombia.At least 800 people have been wounded as riot police clashed with protestors furious at a proposed tax reform across major cities in the South American country.Violence has continued after President Iván Duque announced on Sunday that the controversial tax hikes on low-and-middle-income groups were being scrapped.The casualty figures were made public by Colombia's office of the ombudsman which used data provided by the police and the attorney general's office.A photo taken on Monday showed a demonstrator hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown during clashes with riot police officers in Cali.Demonstrators were calling for a new mass rally.
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