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Fans of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona gather in front of Argentinos Junior’s Diego Armando Maradona stadium to mourn his death in La Paternal neighborhood, Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020, the day of his death. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A hearse with the coffin draped with the flag of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona passed through downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday as thousands of fans said goodbye to him.
Amid blaring sirens and surrounded by motorcycle police escorts, the funeral procession swiftly marched through the streets around the presidential palace, where thousands of fans had passed by Maradona’s coffin since early morning.
The lying state, which had spread to cope with the crowds surrounding the palace, was interrupted by family and officials after rebel fanatics seized an inner courtyard of the presidency.
The hearse that transported the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona arrives at the cemetery, in the province of Buenos Aires, on November 26, 2020.- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona -who died of a heart attack on the eve, at age 60 – he will be buried where his parents have been buried. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
Police then clashed with fans downtown as the event threatened to escalate into chaos.
The procession avoided the main avenue 9 de Julio, where many fans had gathered, and instead accelerated towards a highway that leaves the capital, followed by dozens of photographers and cameramen on motorcycles.
Maradona was to be buried in the Jardín de Paz cemetery on the outskirts of the Argentine capital after a private family ceremony.
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