Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Argentineans burn British flag


Angry Argentine protesters have burnt the British flag outside the headquarters of the country’s oil company in Buenos Aires, calling for an end to the use of tankers carrying the British flag.

On Monday 11 June, a group of angry protesters gathered outside the main offices of Argentina's newly state-controlled energy company YPF to protest against the violation of rules which are designed to punish companies supporting offshore oil exploration near the Malvinas Islands.

In response to protests, YPF officials announced that they had no plans to continue to use tankers carrying the British flag in order to transport it energy .... http://www.presstv.ir