Spanish Police Make 128 Overnight Arrests in Barcelona for ‘Looting’
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The riots on Saturday night in Barcelona have caused damage to street furniture worth around 36,000 euros. This is the first estimate made public this Sunday by the Barcelona City Council. The main damage was centred on the burning of 31 containers, which have already been replaced, as well as the 106 that were removed as a precaution from the riot area "due to the risk that they could be vandalised", according to the city council.
More than a hundred young people were arrested during a protest in the center of Barcelona. They looted shops, started fires, and threw stones at the police. According to Spanish media, slightly more than half of the arrestees are minors. The unrest continued deep into the night.
128 people, including 73 minors, were arrested in Barcelona during the night of Saturday to Sunday, especially for acts of "vandalism".
In Barcelona, 128 People Were Arrested for Damage and Looting in the Night After an Undeclared Rally
128 people were arrested during the night of Saturday to Sunday in Barcelona after the looting of shops. The police denounce "free violence", and the politicians unanimously condemn these acts, as they approach the legislative process.Some 28 people, including minors, were arrested in Barcelona during the night of Saturday to Sunday for the degradation and looting of some 20 shops, facts referring, on a lesser scale, to the incidents around the …
Police arrested 128 people overnight in Barcelona for "vandalism", destruction of public property and "looting", the Catalan regional police said on Sunday.
After France, the capital of Catalonia is also plagued by undeclared rallies and scenes of violence against businesses.
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