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Hundred arrested in Barcelona following violent 'anti-system riots,' looting
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- A total of 100 people were arrested in Barcelona after an anti-establishment rally where hooded demonstrators looted shops and set fires around Plaza de Catalunya.
- Catalonia's interior minister Núria Parlon reported that about 25% of those arrested were minors, with over 30 fires set and 14 stores damaged or looted in a busy area for tourists and shoppers.
- The demonstration was organized via social media under the slogan "Institut Indignats," inspired by recent student protests in France known as "Lyceés Indignés."
- Videos on social media showed looters dressed in black vandalizing shops, including department store El Corte Inglés, with some footage capturing people trapped inside stores as shutters were lowered to prevent looting.
