RIOTERS RANSACKED BANKS, DESTROYED ATM MACHINES AND SET FIRES ACROSS D...

World | January 11, 2002, Friday // 00:00

Rioters ransacked banks, destroyed ATM machines and set fires across downtown Buenos Aires early Friday after a night of street protests against a government freeze on bank deposits turned violent. The latest protests came after a largely peaceful nighttime demonstration by thousands of middle-class Argentines demanding access to savings trapped in accounts. The government partially froze accounts on December 1 to stop a run on the banks and announced measures to put a tighter grip on the financial system Thursday.
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