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Violence mars reburial of Peron Violence mars reburial of Peron
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A ceremony to mark the reburial of former Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron has been marred by violence in Buenos Aires.A ceremony to mark the reburial of former Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron has been marred by violence in Buenos Aires.
Dozens of people were hurt and shots reportedly fired after tens of thousands had gathered in the capital.Dozens of people were hurt and shots reportedly fired after tens of thousands had gathered in the capital.
Trade unions affiliated to the Peronist movement apparently fought over access to the lavish reburial ceremony.Trade unions affiliated to the Peronist movement apparently fought over access to the lavish reburial ceremony.
Peron was being reburied in a mausoleum outside Buenos Aires after his remains were disinterred this month.Peron was being reburied in a mausoleum outside Buenos Aires after his remains were disinterred this month.
Peron died in 1974 but his influence on Argentina remains strong.Peron died in 1974 but his influence on Argentina remains strong.
Rubber bulletsRubber bullets
Local media said the violence forced President Nestor Kirchner to abandon plans to attend the ceremony marking the transfer of Peron's remains to his final resting place.Local media said the violence forced President Nestor Kirchner to abandon plans to attend the ceremony marking the transfer of Peron's remains to his final resting place.
The BBC's Daniel Schweimler in Buenos Aires says the Peronist movement was riddled with factional in-fighting while Peron was alive and it appears little has changed 32 years after his death. The BBC's Daniel Schweimler says the Peronist movement was riddled with factional in-fighting while Peron was alive and it appears little has changed 32 years after his death.
Tens of thousands paid respects to the flag-draped coffinTens of thousands paid respects to the flag-draped coffin
Reports say the clash was between members of the building workers' and the truck drivers' trade unions and was possibly sparked by an inability to gain entrance to the ceremony.Reports say the clash was between members of the building workers' and the truck drivers' trade unions and was possibly sparked by an inability to gain entrance to the ceremony.
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at club-wielding attackers.Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at club-wielding attackers.
Local media reports said one police officer was injured by gunfire.Local media reports said one police officer was injured by gunfire.
The violence flared after thousands had paid respects to the procession that carried Peron's coffin from a city cemetery to the new mausoleum on his former weekend estate in San Vicente, 40km (25 miles) southwest of the capital.The violence flared after thousands had paid respects to the procession that carried Peron's coffin from a city cemetery to the new mausoleum on his former weekend estate in San Vicente, 40km (25 miles) southwest of the capital.
Hundreds of people were forced to flee the grounds of the estate.Hundreds of people were forced to flee the grounds of the estate.
Riot police ringed the coffin as it was finally taken into the mausoleum.Riot police ringed the coffin as it was finally taken into the mausoleum.
Peron was a military man and a populist, loved by the poor and hated by the wealthier sectors of society, our correspondent says.Peron was a military man and a populist, loved by the poor and hated by the wealthier sectors of society, our correspondent says.
His supporters believe the mausoleum is a more fitting home for one of the key figures in recent Argentine history and many now hope the remains of his second wife - known around the world as Evita - can be laid alongside her husband.His supporters believe the mausoleum is a more fitting home for one of the key figures in recent Argentine history and many now hope the remains of his second wife - known around the world as Evita - can be laid alongside her husband.
The reburial - Peron's third - was timed to coincide with the anniversary of a huge protest in 1945 which called for Peron's release from prison after he had been jailed for a week by the leaders of a coup.The reburial - Peron's third - was timed to coincide with the anniversary of a huge protest in 1945 which called for Peron's release from prison after he had been jailed for a week by the leaders of a coup.