The Week (US)

Buenos Aires

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Hooligans attack: Brawling Argentine soccer hooligans have forced the final game of South America’s biggest soccer tournament to be relocated to another country. This year, two Argentine teams made it to the final of the Copa Libertador­es: archrivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. But River Plate fans hurled rocks and wood at a bus carrying Boca’s team to a Buenos Aires stadium for the big game last week, shattering windows and injuring six players. Police used tear gas to break up the mob. Soccer officials postponed the game and said it would now be held outside the country. Meanwhile, Argentina was crippled by strikes this week just as world leaders, including President Trump, were due to arrive in the city for the G-20 summit. One strike forced the carrier Aerolineas Argentinas to cancel nearly 400 flights; another shut down subway and bus service in the capital.

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