Argentine city sees rush-hour riot

Dozens of passengers angered by a seven-hour train service suspension in Buenos Aires began rioting, causing serious damage to the city’s main station and injuring a dozen people, one seriously.

Dozens of passengers angered by a seven-hour train service suspension in Buenos Aires began rioting, causing serious damage to the city’s main station and injuring a dozen people, one seriously.

Images broadcast on several television stations showed the rush-hour passengers throwing bottles and rocks and setting fire to the entrance doors of the Constitution station, where trains depart for suburbs south of the capital.

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