Nearly 100 people have been detained during mass riots in Barcelona, Spain, accompanied by fires, destruction, and clashes with the police.
According to information provided by “Elchi” citing the EFE agency, the riots began on the evening of October 24 after hundreds of young people joined a protest organized through social networks.
The participants of the protest, mostly dressed in black, erected barricades, started fires, and clashed with law enforcement officers.
Nuria Parlón, head of Catalonia’s Interior Department, condemned the events. According to her, approximately 500 people participated in the riots, and 14 objects were damaged.
According to information disseminated by the regional authority on the social network “X”, approximately 25 percent of those detained may be minors.
Catalonia’s Interior Department does not rule out that the events may be related to protest actions held in a number of European cities.
According to the newspaper “El Mundo”, approximately 10 police officers were injured during the clashes.