Argentina property bill protest: Police fire tear gas, water cannons at protesters

Police in Argentina used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons as thousands of protesters demonstrated against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday, with clashes erupting as the protest drew to a close.Earlier, thousands of demonstrators, gathered outside the senate despit

Police clashed with protesters in Buenos Aires after thousands rallied against President Javier Milei's private property bill. The government had already dropped a provision on foreigners buying land in Argentina.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires, where police fired tear gas as thousands protested.

As the protest drew to a close on Thursday, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.

As the protest drew to a close on Thursday, scuffles broke out on Congress Square with protesters targeting police with stones and other projectiles. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and a water cannon.

Thousands protest Argentina’s controversial private property bill, fearing “colonisation” and easier foreign land acquisition. Learn more about the propose