Showing posts with label world cup demonstration brazil. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Brazil World Cup opener marred by chaos as protestors clash with police in Sao Paulo leaving CNN producer with broken arm

  • Violent demonstrations affect Brazil's Sao Paulo hours before World Cup
  • Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets at 100 protestors
  • Military helicopters flew over the city as protestors blocked major highway
  • Two CNN journalists were injured, one with a suspected broken arm
  • Brazil face Croatia in the opener this evening at Arena de Sao Paulo

  • Just hours before the 2014 World Cup kicks off in Brazil, Sao Paulo has been once again been marred by demonstration against the money spent on the tournament.
    Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to try and break up the mass demonstrations which centred around the Caaro metro station.
    Military helicopters flew around the city as police attempted to disperse the 100-strong crowd with rubber truncheons.
    Clash: A woman is pushed by riot policemen during a clash with demonstrators in Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clash: A woman is pushed by riot policemen during a clash with demonstrators in Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clashes: Riot police fire tear gas during the demonstrations as they to calm the scenes in Brazil's capital
    Clashes: Riot police fire tear gas during the demonstrations as they to calm the scenes in Brazil's capital
    Injured: CNN producer Barbara Arvanitidis is rushed away on a stretcher after breaking her arm
    Injured: CNN producer Barbara Arvanitidis is rushed away on a stretcher after breaking her arm
    Help: Barbara Arvanitidis is treated by paramedics after she is injured by a gas canister
    Help: Barbara Arvanitidis is treated by paramedics after she is injured by a gas canister
    Standoff: A picture uploaded to Twitter shows a wall of police and a crowd in front of them
    Standoff: A picture uploaded to Twitter shows a wall of police and a crowd in front of them
    Detained: A protester is restrained by police attempting to calm the 100-strong demonstration
    Detained: A protester is restrained by police attempting to calm the 100-strong demonstration
    Shoot: Police fire rubber bullets at protestors in Sao Paulo on the main highway to the stadium
    Shoot: Police fire rubber bullets at protestors in Sao Paulo on the main highway to the stadium
    Conflict: Protestors from anarchist group Black Bloc clash with police during the protest against the World Cup
    Conflict: Protestors from anarchist group Black Bloc clash with police during the protest against the World Cup
    Heating up: Police stand in front of burning debris during the World Cup protest in Sao Paulo
    Heating up: Police stand in front of burning debris during the World Cup protest in Sao Paulo
    Marred: Tonight's opener between Croatia and hosts Brazil at the Arena de Sao Paulo has been affected
    Marred: Tonight's opener between Croatia and hosts Brazil at the Arena de Sao Paulo has been affected
    Calm: Brazil trained inside the Arena de Sao Paulo yesterday ahead of tonight's match with Croatia
    Calm: Brazil trained inside the Arena de Sao Paulo yesterday ahead of tonight's match with Croatia
    Fit: Croatia also had their final training session inside the stadium yesterday, which was being blocked today
    Fit: Croatia also had their final training session inside the stadium yesterday, which was being blocked today
    Two CNN journalists were injured in the clash, according to the network's website, with Barbara Arvanitidis left with a suspected broken arm after being hit with a gas canister.
    The protestors had been attempting to block part of the Radial Lieste road, the main highway into the city, which leads to the Arena de Sao Paulo.
    Although the protest was small in comparison to the million people who took to the streets last year in Brazil, it still caused major disruption before the World Cup kicks off.
    Brazil face Croatia in the World Cup opener this evening in Sao Paulo.
    Masked: A protestor stands defiantly in front of the police cordon during the riots near the Arena de Sao Paulo
    Masked: A protestor stands defiantly in front of the police cordon during the riots near the Arena de Sao Paulo
    Stand guard: Police managed to restore calm in Sao Paulo but similar protests could follow
    Stand guard: Police managed to restore calm in Sao Paulo but similar protests could follow
    Masked protesters work to uproot a street sign to add to a makeshift barricade during the World Cup protest
    Burn: A fire breaks out on a street during the protests as riot police try and restore calm to Sao Paulo
    Burn: A fire breaks out on a street during the protests as riot police try and restore calm to Sao Paulo
    Protesters rip apart a Brazil shirt during their demonstration on the first day of the World Cup in Sao Paulo
    Protesters rip apart a Brazil shirt during their demonstration on the first day of the World Cup in Sao Paulo

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