BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) in the celebration of the World Cup Championship held by the Argentine national team, the players originally planned to parade by bus, but finally they took a helicopter. Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association, explained the reason and apologized to the fans.
He said: “The police escorting the team do not allow us to take the bus close to the fans of Obelisk Square, and they do not allow us to move on. I apologize on behalf of all champions.”
It is reported that on Decoration Day, millions of fans rushed to the streets, and enthusiastic fans flooded the open-air bus. The bus drove in the crowd at a snail speed for 4 hours. During this period, two fans jumped from the overpass to the bus carrying the players, which also led to the interruption of the parade. After that, the players boarded the helicopter, flew the parade route, and finally arrived at the headquarters of the Argentine Football Association.
In the evening, most of the fans had left the city center, and a small number of fans had conflicts with law enforcement officers. According to local media reports, at least 8 people were injured. (Finished)
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