Spanish police make 128 overnight arrests in Barcelona over looting
Seventy-three of those arrested were minors, while 15 police officers were injured and 23 premises were vandalised during the unrest, according to Catalan police.
In Barcelona, Spanish police conducted 128 overnight arrests on Sunday, primarily for acts of vandalism, damage to public property, and looting. Seventy-three of those detained were minors, with their reports to be sent to the juvenile prosecutor's office. The unrest occurred after a rally in the city center, which had not been authorized by authorities.
Social media footage showed groups of young people, often dressed in all-black attire, attacking businesses following the rally. Catalan police chief Silvia Cata reported that only two of the 128 people arrested had prior criminal records and that 15 officers sustained injuries during the night. Cata emphasized that the violence was gratuitous and that 23 premises were vandalized.
The movement appeared to lack organization, but the call to rally had spread rapidly via social media. Catalonia's regional president, Salvador Illa, called for those involved to pay for their actions, while opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo urged a change in Spain that emerges from the ballot box, emphasizing coexistence requires responsibility.
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