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 | VIDEO: Street War and dozens injured in Buenos Aires, River Plate dropped for 1st time27-06-2011 |
Riot followed a football match last night in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, after which the Grand River Plate for the first time in 110 years of history fell in the second division.
68 people including 25 policemen, were injured. 15 police cars were destroyed and 50 people were arrested after clashes around the Monumental stadium shortly after the meeting.
The first playoff with Belgrano down the relegation Milionarios team lost 0-2 as a guest. Grand night of Buenos Aires did draw - 1-1 at home to lowly rival from the north suburb of the Argentine capital.
Considered one of the greatest teams in the world, River Plate is 33-times champion Argentina has won two Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup once.
After the final whistle players ruined the legendary team remained long on the ground, flooded with tears. Their rivals have left the field under fire from angry fans of River Plate.
Violence began before the match ended. Angry fans started throwing River Plate players with seats and other objects from the stands chunking. Police attacked fans with powerful jets of water. Troubles are brought out of the 50 th Monumental stadium.
"The outcome still waiting for police with batons, shields and dogs at the ready, while helicopters hovered above. The area around the stadium looked like a battlefield, "wrote the correspondent the PA.
Football hooligans attacked the police with stones, went in melee skirmishes, pallet bins and cars, broken street fences, crumbling shopsus and the police answered with tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets.
In the suppression of riots took about 2,200 officers - perhaps the largest police operation for a football match in Argentina.
Television footage showed how 45 minutes after the match several ambulances entering the stadium and how doctors help the wounded. From emergency services said there are 55 injured, but no reported deaths.
Argentina is hosting the tournament "Copa America", whose first game is next Friday. The stadium of River Plate was scheduled to play the final match of the tournament, but that hardly happens, says April
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