Spain rocked by second night of clashes over
coronavirus measures
Around 60 people were arrested in a second night of
violent protests.
El País cited Pere Ferrer, head of the regional
Catalan police, as saying that “very violent and organized far-right groups”
had participated in Friday’s clashes in Barcelona.
BY ZOSIA
WANAT
November 1,
2020 1:22 pm
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-rocked-by-second-night-of-clashes-over-coronavirus-measures/
Demonstrations
against coronavirus restrictions turned into violent clashes between police and
protesters in several Spanish cities for a second night on Saturday.
Around 60
people were arrested and about 30 officers injured on Saturday night, El País
reported, with clashes erupting in Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga and other cities.
On Friday, demonstrations in several cities had similarly descended into
violence.
Protesters
set bins on fire and damaged shop fronts, according to the newspaper.
Spanish
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the violence. “Only with responsibility,
unity and sacrifice will we be able to defeat the pandemic that is devastating
all countries. Violent and irrational behavior by small groups is intolerable,”
he tweeted Saturday night.
On
Thursday, the Spanish government decided to extend the state of emergency for
six months and allowed the country’s regions to impose their own restrictions.
As a result, some provinces introduced nighttime curfews and shut restaurants,
bars and cultural venues.
Many —
including Pablo Iglesias, leader of the leftist Podemos, which governs in a
coalition with Sánchez’s Socialists — have blamed the far right for this
weekend’s violence.
El País
cited Pere Ferrer, head of the regional Catalan police, as saying that “very
violent and organized far-right groups” had participated in Friday’s clashes in
Barcelona.
On Friday,
Spain recorded 25,595 new coronavirus cases.
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