Police arrested a man who was near the stadium with a weapon Champion of the century. He had previously uploaded photos with the weapon to social networks.
Interior Ministry spokesman Pablo Benítez said it was investigating whether he entered with the weapon. “Yes, he was near the stadium, he was identified, he was located, including with camera surveillance, and when the game was over a search was carried out, the weapon was found and now he is in custody,” he said.
The man who has now been arrested was in a vehicle in which he had the weapon.
“The arrest of a person who tried to escape with the firearm was achieved,” said Fabián Monzón, head of the security operation. The investigations will continue in this sense.
Another man was arrested early in the game for damaging and then stealing from the interior of a vehicle.
The head of operations also referred to the incidents at the end in which rubber bullets were used.
“At the end of the game it was decided to contain the Peñarol group at the access doors and evacuate the Nacional team, and the group tried to go through a door that was not open, causing it to be knocked down and we had to contain this group.” “An attack was carried out outside the stadium, with a police cordon and less-than-lethal ammunition,” Monzón said.