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Police Make 15 Arrests as Barcelona Pro-Palestine Protest Turns Violent

Organisers called a 24-hour walkout against "the genocide in Palestine" that coincided with an Israeli basketball team's game.

Overview

  • Protesters set fires, smashed shopfronts and clashed with riot police after gatherings began near the city's main train station.
  • Crowds tried to block Hapoel Jerusalem's team bus, prompting officers to use batons and pepper spray, and the game went ahead as scheduled.
  • Some of the worst unrest occurred outside the Israeli consulate, where large bins were torched and police repelled attempts to reach the building.
  • Attacks on fast-food outlets and street fires contributed to major disruption across Barcelona's trains, buses and metro services.
  • Emergency services treated injured demonstrators as police reported 15 arrests, with turnout estimates split between about 13,000 from police and roughly 50,000 claimed by organisers.