At the close of this edition, at the end of the celebrations in the city of Buenos Aires for obtaining the World Cup, hundreds of fans staged serious incidents at night when they confronted the police officers who were trying to evacuate people that they were still in the area of the Obelisk and so far there had been a total of six detainees and eight wounded. When most of the people had already withdrawn from the place, some attackers began to throw stones and bottles at the few uniformed officers who were at the entrance to the historic monument of the City of Buenos Aires, who, in turn, responded by firing rubber bullets. According to what was reported, the riots began when the Infantry and Firefighters tried to lower two men who had entered the Obelisk, after its door was again forced by protesters, and they remained on top. According to Infobae sources from the City Police, so far there had been a total of six detained aggressors and eight injured, among members of that same security force and the Fire Department. The demonstrators threw bottles and stones at the Police. In addition, the attackers set fire to several objects that they left in the middle of 9 de Julio avenue and on the Metrobús lane, while the Police formed a cordon to prevent the columns from advancing towards other parts of the City, while some trucks and a car Fire hydrant force arrived at the scene to provide support. Around 9:20 p.m., the situation was already under control and the avenue had been completely cleared, although it was still full of the garbage that had been generated throughout the day.
The same police sources specified that in the morning several people managed to completely tear down the bars that surrounded the Obelisk, which had already suffered damage in the festivities last Sunday, shortly after the Argentine team defeated the French team and was consecrated in Qatar. . The fans concentrated on the entire 9 de Julio to await the arrival of the group with the world champion players, which was originally going to go through that place to greet them, but which finally had to change its route due to the crowd that was there. “It was already impossible to continue (with the operation) due to the number of people and because the boys (of the National Team) were put at an undesirable risk, and the same people as well. I believe that these images are also seen in the world: it is very difficult to handle an entire city that takes to the streets”, said Alberto Crescenti, director of SAME, in statements to TN. On the other hand, in the midst of the riots, a criminal also stole a printer from one of the premises in the area, which according to the first versions would be a bank, but was identified and captured after a few minutes.
