Argentine protesters burn Union flag outside British Embassy in Buenos Aires as tensions rise over Falklands- Militants demand Argentine government severs diplomatic links with Britain
- Comes after Cameron accuses South American country of being colonialist
Frenzied Argentine mobs torched Union flags outside the British Embassy in Buenos Aires today in an ugly protest over the Falkland Islands.More than 100 militants marched on the building as they called on President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s government to sever diplomatic links with the UK.Furious demonstrators bellowed insults about David Cameron and held up banners saying: ‘England out of the Falklands’ and ‘Break ties now’.
They took to the streets after the British Prime Minister accused Argentina of being ‘colonialist’ for repeatedly demanding sovereignty over the disputed South Atlantic territory. He was told mockingly: 'You need history lessons.'The spat revived the rhetoric of the 1980s amid growing rifts ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.
Foreign Secretary William Hague yesterday sought to play down the escalating row during a pre-planned visit to Brazil by insisting the UK was eager to open a ‘new chapter in history’ with Latin America.But he risked inflaming tensions in the region after revealing Prince Harry would attend an event on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugar Loaf mountain in March – the month before the April 2 landmark of Argentina invading the Falklands.
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Trouble this time is,
a) No Maggie at the helm
b) More Latin American countries now supporting the Argies
c) Our military is now defunct!