[DAWN] Argentine riot police fired tear gas and water cannon on Sunday and early Monday to break up dozens of rock-hurling youths in central Buenos Aires after the nation's hopes of a first World Cup win in 28 years were dashed by Germany in the final.Parents clutching their children bravely ran away from the iconic Obelisk monument where tens of thousands of people had gathered, as the rowdy youths taunted coppers and tried to kick down the metal grills on some shop fronts, television pictures showed.
At least 15 coppers were maimed and more than 50 people detained in the unrest that followed the 1-0 defeat, local media reported.