At least 56 people were injured during a protest in Buenos Aires.

At least 56 people were injured during a protest outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires. This was reported on March 12 by the Argentine newspaper La Nacion.

The publication clarified that 11 victims were hospitalized, and photographer Pablo Grillo received a gunshot wound and is in intensive care. 17 police officers are also among the wounded.

The protest was organized by pensioners who opposed amendments to pension legislation. Soon they were joined by football fans and passersby. As a result, about 2,000 people gathered in the square in front of the congress and the surrounding streets.

Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene, and clashes broke out. The protesters threw stones and bottles, tried to build barricades, puncture the tires of patrol vehicles, and set fire to one car and trash cans. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.

"We have arrested about 100 aggressive picketers," Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said in a statement. Twitter).

Later, the newspaper clarified that the number of detainees had grown to 150 people.

On March 5, protests took place in Greece near the parliament building in Greece. The participants demanded to submit a vote of no confidence in the government for discussion, and also demanded an investigation into the train disaster that occurred two years ago, in which 57 people died. The protesters set fire to garbage cans and threw bottles, stones and flares at police officers, in response, law enforcement officers used chemicals.