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Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters
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Late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was buried at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery, in Buenos Aires province, on November 26, 2020. AFP
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Relatives and friends carry the coffin of the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. AFP
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Fans next to the hearse carrying the late Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Fans next to the hearse carrying the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on its way from Casa Rosada presidential palace to the cemetery, in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Aerial view of the burial of late Diego Maradona at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery, in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Diego Maradona was laid to rest at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery. AFP
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Fans follow the funeral procession of Diego Maradona from the Plaza de Mayo to the cemetery in Buenos Aires. EPA
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Fans follow the funeral procession carrying the remains of Diego Maradona. EPA
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Fans observe the funeral procession of Diego Maradona. EPA
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People react during a tribute to the late Argentine great Diego Maradona, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Bloomberg
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People stand in front of the Argentina flag in half-mast during a tribute to the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Bloomberg
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A man cries as he carries his child on his shoulders next to police blocking access to the Jardin de Bellavista cemetery during the funeral of Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. AP
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Police officers try to contain the crowd as fans tried to climb over the fence to enter Casa Rosada during Diego Maradona's funeral. Getty
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Fans try to climb over the fence to enter Casa Rosada during Diego Maradona's funeral. Getty
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Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters
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Late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was buried at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery, in Buenos Aires province, on November 26, 2020. AFP
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Relatives and friends carry the coffin of the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. AFP
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Fans next to the hearse carrying the late Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Fans next to the hearse carrying the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on its way from Casa Rosada presidential palace to the cemetery, in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Aerial view of the burial of late Diego Maradona at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery, in Buenos Aires. AFP
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Diego Maradona was laid to rest at the Jardin Bella Vista cemetery. AFP
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Fans follow the funeral procession of Diego Maradona from the Plaza de Mayo to the cemetery in Buenos Aires. EPA
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Fans follow the funeral procession carrying the remains of Diego Maradona. EPA
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Fans observe the funeral procession of Diego Maradona. EPA
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People react during a tribute to the late Argentine great Diego Maradona, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Bloomberg
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People stand in front of the Argentina flag in half-mast during a tribute to the late Argentine football star Diego Maradona, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Bloomberg
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A man cries as he carries his child on his shoulders next to police blocking access to the Jardin de Bellavista cemetery during the funeral of Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. AP
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Police officers try to contain the crowd as fans tried to climb over the fence to enter Casa Rosada during Diego Maradona's funeral. Getty
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Fans try to climb over the fence to enter Casa Rosada during Diego Maradona's funeral. Getty
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Police moved to cut off the back end of the crowd, enraging fans who hurled rocks and other objects at officers, who responded with rubber bullets. Reuters
Diego Maradona doctors face premeditated murder charge: source
Indictment is based on findings by a board of experts into Maradona's death from a heart attack last year
AFP
22 May, 2021
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