1000’s have flocked to Buenos Aires to pay respects to soccer legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday on the age of 60, however the inflow of individuals to the presidential palace has brought on officers to droop the occasion.
Footage confirmed many 1000’s of individuals descending on the Argentinian capital to honor the late soccer nice. However the mass gathering not solely led to well being considerations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but additionally raised pink flags over public security.
1000’s of Argentines stand in tightly-packed strains to attend Diego Maradona’s funeral service on the Casa Rosada presidential palace in downtown Buenos Aires, with officers dealing with rising criticism for conserving faculties closed as a consequence of COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/uYQT5L44Ho
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Police had been mobilised to assist comprise the huge crowd as an increasing number of tried to enter Casa Rosada, the official residence of the president the place Maradona’s casket was being stored. As followers tried to enter the federal government palace, erected fences had been destroyed and a number of scuffles broke out with police. The group reportedly grew anxious when it was introduced the ceremony would finish early.
Footage from the scene reveals police attempting to carry individuals again with riot shields as projectiles are thrown at them. Rubber bullets and tear fuel have additionally been deployed.
An RT Spanish crew suffered gentle accidents whereas masking the occasion after getting caught within the crossfire between unidentified stone-throwers and rubber bullet-firing police.
Maradona’s physique is now reportedly being transferred to the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery.
Maradona handed away on Wednesday from cardiac arrest on the age of 60. He was recovering from mind surgical procedure, which he had undergone two weeks previous to his dying.
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