One Dead As Police, Fans Clash Outside Gimnasia Vs Boca Juniors Football Match In Argentina – In Pics

At least one person died while police clashed with football fans trying to push into an Argentine league match on Thursday night, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium. Authorities and witnesses said fans of the home team, Gimnasia, struggled to enter an already full stadium, and police fired rubber bullets and tear gas trying to get the crowd to retreat. The incident came less than a week after the use of tear gas outside a football match in Indonesia set off a crush that left 131 people dead. Nine minutes into Thursday night’s match between Gimnasia and Boca Juniors, referee Hernán Mastrángelo suspended play.

Updated on: 18 January 2024 11:11 am

Published at: 7 October 2022 6:53 am

Police, soccer fans clash in Argentina

At least one person died while police clashed with football fans trying to push into an Argentine league match on Thursday night, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium. Authorities and witnesses said fans of the home team, Gimnasia, struggled to enter an already full stadium, and police fired rubber bullets and tear gas trying to get the crowd to retreat. The incident came less than a week after the use of tear gas outside a football match in Indonesia set off a crush that left 131 people dead. Nine minutes into Thursday night’s match between Gimnasia and Boca Juniors, referee Hernán Mastrángelo suspended play.