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University of Navarra Shuts Campus for Safety as Police Refute Vito Quiles Claims

Authorities state officers neither urged cancellation nor seized knives, contradicting the activist’s posts.

Overview

  • The university suspended all in-person activity on its Pamplona campus from 15:00 after an unauthorized appearance by Vito Quiles drew security concerns.
  • Quiles announced he was canceling his act while alleging police could not guarantee safety and had intercepted 16 knives, assertions officials publicly denied.
  • The Government Delegation in Navarra said police did not influence the decision on the event and reported no weapons seizures, noting a reinforced security plan had been prepared.
  • Clashes erupted near the campus and in the Iturrama neighborhood, where police used riot units and cordons and at least two people were detained, according to police reports.
  • Multiple injuries were reported, including four officers and a journalist from El Español who was hospitalized after an assault, and other universities such as ULPGC said they would not authorize confrontational events.