One dead in a violent confrontation between the Independiente bar and protesters who cut the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway

The Independiente bar was heading to the state of La Plata and ran into a picket line on the highway

The tension around the internal one that the Independiente barrabrava has been experiencing for a long time put the magnifying glass on the duel between the Avellaneda club and San Lorenzo for the Summer Tournament that was played in La Plata. A confusing situation in the run-up to that match raised more questions. In the middle of the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway there was a violent confrontation between bars and demonstrators who had cut the line in protest at the lack of light in the area: the Police confirmed the death of a fan.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in a sector near the cities of Wilde and Bernal on the highway that connects the City of Buenos Aires with La Plata. Hundreds of fans were on their way in buses and private vehicles when they ran into a cut in the road of neighbors who were protesting problems in the energy supply, which generated a great congestion. The official account of Twitter The highway reported around 6:00 p.m. that there was a “reduction of the roadway at kilometer 14 towards La Plata” due to a “social demonstration.” Half an hour later, he completed the report: “Total closure of the road at Km 14 in both directions of traffic due to a social demonstration.” By then, about 4 kilometers of tail were registered, according to the detail of the entity that regulates the highway.

The detours in the place required going through the southeast access to go to La Plata, but the Independiente bar wanted to pass the same. According to the information to which Infobae had access, the official bar -which calls itself The Owners of Avellaneda– who was moving towards the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium from La Plata in ten buses. Shots were heard at the scene and there were serious incidents. The security forces reported that, despite the route being released, the brawl continued on the shoulder.

In a fact that has not yet been clarified and was investigated by the Scientific Police in the early hours of the morning, the police authorities of the 5th Police Station in Avellaneda confirmed the death of a fan of the Red identified as Juan C. by a gunshot to the chest, who was initially transferred to the Bernal Sanatorium. In addition, two injuries were reported. On the other hand, later there were serious incidents on the premises that the club has located in Wilde: it was not reported whether the serious incident occurred in the vicinity of this place or on the highway route.

Independiente had scheduled its debut in the Summer Tournament against San Lorenzo for this Saturday at 9:00 p.m. and the friendly contest allows the entry of both biases, something that is not enabled in the local tournament and that raised questions about possible clashes between bars.

Some videos that went viral on social networks showed the violent scenes. The footage that replicated the account On the Radio Look showed some incidents, while a user of Tik Tok He filmed how a group passed over some sectors with fire caused by burnt tires, at the same time that the protesters prevented the normal movement of other vehicles and some police officers monitored the situation without interceding.

“With the cut we start at 16:30. The neighbors had cleared a lane because they only wanted to attract attention with the cut. They were not looking for a total cut and allowed the passage. We are all workers, we are always working. Today we are at home rested and the power outage caught us, that’s why we decided to claim. Then there were only ten men trying to set some tires on fire. I saw that the barracks got off the bus more than 500 meters away and started running people away. They pushed them. The bars drew weapons and fired shots into the air. It was horrible. We got a terrible fright. The bars broke the windows of the houses, threw stones. It was horrible,” Pablo Figueroa, a neighbor of Wilde who was at the scene, told Infobae.

“We are very attentive to the internal Red”, recognized Gustavo Gómez, head of the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sports, to Infobae in the preview of the game. The concern had been such that after having arranged an operation with 150 agents before the duel that opened the tournament between Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile, they decided to deploy more than 600 troops for this Independiente game, taking into account the serious event that occurred. months ago in the heart of Avellaneda.

Regardless of this fact, the official account of the Buenos Aires-La Plata Highway reported that the cut at kilometer 14 was completely completed around 8:15 p.m. It should be noted that a similar protest occurred in this area last Thursday, causing some cars to be trapped in the middle of the cut for several hours until they were able to leave the highway.

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