World Cup Clashes Break Out Near Rio Stadium

960 views · Published 16 June 2014 · 1:51 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Sky News · 2014 · News & Politics

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Police have fired stun grenades and tear gas to prevent around 200 protesters from getting near the famed Maracana stadium.

Chanting "Hey Fifa, return to Switzerland", the demonstrators tried to break through a police barricade guarding the route to the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and Bosnia.

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