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Police Detain 16 After Violent Clash Over Occupied Flat in Madrid’s Vallecas

Investigators are examining alleged extremist links after a desokupación attempt to reclaim a long‑occupied home turned into a street fight.

Overview

  • Madrid Municipal Police report 16 arrests following a large brawl on Calle Alfonso XIII involving APD Security Iberia personnel, local residents and Bukaneros supporters.
  • Three people were taken to Hospital Clínico San Carlos, according to El País citing police sources, though other outlets report two injured.
  • The property owner, boxer David Andrés, says he was hit in the head with a brick and was treated by Samur Protección Civil.
  • Municipal and National Police, including intervention units, recovered a metal baseball bat, wooden poles and hoes, and detained suspects after entering a nearby boxing gym.
  • The Brigada Provincial de Información is leading an open investigation to determine individual responsibility and to assess police reports of involvement by far‑left and far‑right affiliates.