Tag: Quebracho

• Wednesday, April 4th 2012 - 22:39 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez repudiates Monday attack against British embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández condemned the attacks of the extreme left-wing organization Quebracho to the British embassy in Buenos Aires occurred last Monday, date of the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas War.

• Tuesday, April 3rd 2012 - 22:36 UTC

  Foreign Office condemns violent actions against UK embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  The Foreign Office condemned on Tuesday today what it called “violent actions of a minority” following Monday’s demonstration on the surroundings of the British Embassy located at the Recoleta neighbourhood, Buenos Aires City.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 22:39 UTC

  Rioters attack UK embassy in Buenos Aires with stones, sticks and gasoline bombs

  

  Argentine radical groups fought several hours with riot police in Buenos Aires protecting the British embassy on the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Falklands/Malvinas war between Argentina and the UK.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 17:06 UTC

  Argentine radicals planned to ‘capture” Falklands’ conflict vessel in Montevideo

  

  An Argentine extremist group is planning to ‘capture’ a vessel which was involved in the Falklands conflict and currently flies the Uruguayan flag and operates in the port of Montevideo, as an act of vindication ahead of the coming 30th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Islands.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 01:04 UTC

  Violent riots in Argentine port on rumours two vessels were involved in Falklands oil exploration

  

  Two Norwegian flagged vessels contracted in support of Argentina’s YPF oil rigs in the South Atlantic but which rumours had them working for the Falkland Islands, triggered major rioting and protests Friday and early Saturday in the city of La Plata.