UK embassy in Argentina attacked

The Argentinean protesters’ anger came after British Prime Minister David Cameron described Argentina’s claim on the Malvinas islands, which are located 25 nautical miles from the country, as “a profound wrong.”

“We are rightly proud of the role Britain played in righting a profound wrong,” Cameron claimed as he marked the 30th anniversary of a 72-day war with Argentina over Las Malvinas which has been a British colony since 1833.

Furthermore, the British media reported that Cameron has once again ruled out the possibility of negotiations over the archipelago saying there would be “no compromise” over Las Malvinas.

In response to Argentina’s calls for negotiations, Britain took provocative measures. In February, the British government deployed the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, on the Malvinas islands to serve a six-week military mission.

Argentina criticized his arrival saying he was “dressed in the uniform of a conquistador” while he could be “wearing civilian dress.”

Furthermore, on Monday 2 April, Britain’s Ministry of Defence announced that the Navy’s most advanced warship, destroyer HMS Dauntless, would set sail from its base in Portsmouth for Las Malvinas this Wednesday.

Argentinean protesters expressed their anger by burning the effigy of Prince William as they marched to the British embassy in Buenos Aires. However, they were confronted by the police as they tried to storm the building of the embassy.

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