00:00Colombia celebrates the 216th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
00:05with a traditional military and police parade in various cities across the country.
00:09The official parades are led by members of the National Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and police authorities
00:15in a demonstration of the security forces' capabilities in defending the country's sovereignty.
00:21The main event is being held for the first time in southern Bogota
00:24and is attended by various government officials and civil society leaders,
00:27with hundreds of personnel deployed in the country's main streets.
00:31Colombia honors the independence leaders who bought an end to decades of slavery and Spanish rule.
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