The incidents began minutes before 6 p.m. local time (9 p.m. GMT), when a small group of Kirchner supporters pulled down the fences and marched toward the building where the vice president lives, located in the capital’s Recoleta neighborhood.
Riot police later attacked the protesters and used a water tap to disperse the crowd, which responded with skirmishes and attacks on police vehicles.
“For a few hours we had the demonstration of a group of people demonstrating peacefully, until the usual violent people arrived and started pushing, turning the gates, attacking the police…”, the Buenos Aires chief of staff assured. , Felipe Miguel, in statements to the media.
“I want to highlight the good actions of the police: with determination and responsibility. Only water was used to deter and disperse,” he added.
Source: El heraldo
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