The U.S. Embassy in Colombia issued an announcement on Monday that the embassy will be closed on the afternoon due to large demonstrations in Bogota, the capital of Colombia, and warned citizens in Colombia to avoid the crowd and stay low.
On the afternoon, Colombian President Petro urged the people to hold a parade in Bogotá demanding a constitutional conference.In addition, U.S. sanctions on Petro on drug trafficking on the same day could further deepen the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.