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Argentine protesters try to block central avenue, face tough police repression | AP News

Argentine protesters try to block central avenue, face tough police repression | AP News

Grassroots movements clashed with police on Wednesday during a demonstration in central Buenos Aires. Hundreds were gathering in front of government buildings, rallying against the ramped-up austerity measures of the government of Javier Milei, when police used water cannons to prevent them from trying to block one of the city’s main avenues.

Grassroots movements clashed with police on Wednesday during a demonstration in central Buenos Aires. Hundreds were gathering in front of government buildings, rallying against the ramped-up austerity measures of the government of Javier Milei, when police used water cannons to prevent them from trying to block one of the city’s main avenues.