British embassy in Argentina under attack

Thursday, 03 Apr, 2012 0

Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police after trying to storm the British Embassy in Argentina yesterday.

Masked militants burned Union Jacks and threw rocks and firebombs at armed officers protecting the building in Buenos Aires as Argentina commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.

They also burnt effigies of Prince William, who recently completed a six-week posting to the Falklands as an RAF search and rescue pilot.

Protesters come from Left-wing group Quebracho – a violent movement that in recent weeks has attacked British companies, including HSBC and GlaxoSmithKline.

As tensions between the UK and Argentina escalate,  Argentina’s president Cristina Kirchner accused Britain of being ‘colonialist’ and violating human rights by holding on to the Falklands in a speech.

She claimed it was ‘ridiculous and absurd’ that the UK still retains ownership of the islands and said Britain was pillaging the oil resources of her country.



 

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