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 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's president on Wednesday threatened to crack down on private rail operators for failing to make upgrades after frustration over poor service boiled over into a riot at a major commuter station.
Commuters enraged by constant delays in train service to Buenos Aires' poor suburbs set fire Tuesday evening to parts of the capital's Constitucion station, looted nearby shops and clashed with riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas.
Passengers' aggravation came to a head at the evening rush hour when a train broke down on a track just outside the station, blocking other trains from leaving the station that serves some 300,000 commuters daily.
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