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Suspected Organizer of Spain’s ‘Blocus’ Riots Visited Paris Before Barcelona Violence, Investigators Say

  • A 20-year-old Spanish citizen of Pakistani descent was detained in connection with alleged efforts to organize violent unrest in Barcelona.
  • Investigators say the suspect visited Paris before the October 24 riots in Barcelona and may have helped organize them.
  • Authorities allege he used Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp groups to promote Halloween disturbances, conceal identities, and loot luxury businesses.
  • A judge ordered the suspect held in pretrial detention while authorities investigate alleged criminal organization, public disorder, burglary, and property damage; he has not been convicted.
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He is said to have created the Telegram groups at the origin of the calls for looting in Barcelona. Placed in pre-trial detention, the alleged founder of the Blocus movement, 20 years old, was returned to Paris before the unrest.

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He dubbed himself Fuck AEAT (Fuck the Tax Agency). According to the Civil Guard investigation, he was the person who instigated the Barcelona riots of October 24th on behalf of Blocus, which he founded in Spain following the model of France and Belgium. Now, this 20-year-old, of Pakistani origin, who worked in the warehouse his father runs in Ribarroja (Valencia), is in prison. The Civil Guard investigators who located and arrested him are still…

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The leader of Blocus Barcelona, who was arrested and investigated for the crimes of conspiracy to commit public disorder, led the WhatsApp group "Joyerías Bcn 24 de Octubre". From there, he gave orders and instructions and distributed to his followers a map with ... Continue reading "The leader of Blocus Barcelona called to assault jewelry: "Have no mercy on anyone""

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The investigation points to the young man, currently in prison, as an inducer, responsible for the courier groups and author of the posters. More information: They order pretrial detention without bail for the "founder and promoter" of Blocus hours before his call for looting.

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Eldiario.es broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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