Violent conflicts broke out today in Buenos Aires during a demonstration for pensions. On the side of retirees gathered outside the parliament building, members of workers’ unions and fans of various Argentine football teams rushed.

Specifically, according to the Associated Press news network, protesters, mainly retirees and football fans clashed with police during a protest in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, against the economic policies implemented by the government’s government. Javier Miley.

What started as a peaceful demonstration escalated in violent conflicts. Protesters launched stones attacking police officers, who used cannons of water, tear gas and rubber bullets to dismantle the crowd.

For weeks, Buenos Aires pensioners are holding weekly demonstrations demanding higher pensions, citing a precarious standard of living. While in previous demonstrations there were small episodes, including the use of tear gas against the elderly, Wednesday’s protest was unprecedented on scale and intensity.

The government of far -right President Javier Miley, who implemented a policy cuts for public spending since he took power a year and a half ago, had warned of restrictions on the entrance to the stadiums for those who were turning up.

‘Don’t touch the elderly’

The clashes broke out when a large team of Boca Juniors’ football fans arrived, waving flags and shouting slogans in favor of retirees. Police formed a cluster to prevent their advance to Congress.

At the back of the concentration, a group of elderly demonstrators was repelled by high -pressure water cannons launched by tanks on the perimeter of Congress.

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In an unprecedented “demonstration” of module, fans from Boca Juniors, River Plate and other Argentinean football clubs united with pensioners gathered outside Congress every Wednesday to protest the government’s austerity measures.

Surrounded by police, the protesters shouted: ‘Don’t touch the elderly’. A man dressed with a flag of Argentina was holding a sign that wrote “Help me fight. You will be the next old man. “

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The Ministry of Security’s reaction

A related resolution published Wednesday by the Argentine Ministry of Security prohibits entry into football stadiums in anyone involved in violence, disrupts safety, circulation or public order. This means that fans who participated in Wednesday’s riots will be excluded from watching their teams’ games for a period.

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