Ticketless Stones fans clash with police

Rowdy fans trying to enter a Rolling Stones concert without tickets fought running battles with Argentine police, leaving at least 20 people injured.

Dozens of fans were detained, police in Buenos Aires said, after clashes broke out when scores of fans were stopped at the entrances to the Monumental soccer stadium where Mick Jagger and his band were to perform.

Police fired rubber bullets and used water cannons and clubs. The fans replied with rocks and bottles at police.

Local television showed the fans being chased by police in the streets near the stadium where the final of the 1978 World Cup, won by Argentina, was played.

The Emergency Medical Service reported that at least 20 people were injured, including a television cameraman.

Police had reinforced security at the stadium after minor incidents had already occurred at the Stones’ first concert on Tuesday. More than 50,000 people wearing Stones T-shirts and wagging-tongue tattoos attended that concert.