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Snow piles on the ground reached as high as 60 centimetres (24 inches) in some parts of the capital on Thursday.

Videos filmed by local people showed streaks of light in the sky with the sound of loud explosions, while other images showed flames several metres high and charred cars.

Over a quarter of a million people have been killed during six decades of armed conflict between left-wing guerrillas, drug traffickers, paramilitaries, and the military in Colombia.

The motion of no confidence against Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has been postponed. 

Iranian authorities acknowledge that thousands were killed during the protests, giving a toll of more than 3,000 people, but say the majority were members of the security forces or bystanders killed by "rioters".