Overview

• A 47-year-old Secomsa cleaning worker was stabbed twice in the neck and shoulder and remains hospitalized in serious condition.
• The suspect, identified as a young Senegalese street vendor, was detained by Policía Local de Cambrils shortly after fleeing the scene.
• The assault unfolded around 9:00 AM on Avenida de la Diputació near a habitual congregation of top manta sellers.
• Mossos d'Esquadra officers have assumed the investigation to establish the circumstances and possible triggers for the attack.
• Tensions have risen following a June 5 protest by street vendors and a local campaign launched before Semana Santa to reduce unlicensed vending.