Police clash with Maradona fans who came to pay their last respects

Maradona fans clash with the police to pay the latest tribute to legendary Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. The football god was buried next to his parents in Bella Vista in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on Thursday (November 25). Previously, the tearful eyes of the fans at the Presidential Palace paid their last respects to the football magician.

According to the BBC, when fans came to pay their last respects to Maradona at noon, a line of people up to a kilometer long could be seen. The police must take a strict stand to control the situation.

The police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to calm the fans. Fans scrambled up the fence and entered the area to pay their final tributes to Maradona. Some people have thrown bottles. At some point, the police stopped the tribute process.

Ruben Fernandez, a Maradona fan who came to pay his last respects, told the BBC: “We were quietly paying our respects along the line when suddenly the police started shooting rubber bullets.

Notice that Maradona had been ill for some time. The family was taken to a hospital in Buenos Aires. A complex surgery was performed on his brain. He returned home after recovering a little. The immortal football magician died at home at the age of 80 after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday.