Overview
- The bar reported that a man armed with a stone and a wrench entered the Lavapiés premises, smashed the storefront, and assaulted a manager.
- The assailant was subdued and detained by police, with the establishment posting images of the broken glass and the stone on Instagram.
- According to the taberna, the attacker referenced a sticker depicting a crossed‑out Israeli flag and accused the bar of hate crimes, though authorities have not confirmed a motive.
- Pablo Iglesias and former colleague Pablo Echenique condemned the incident on social media, using charged language that invoked Nazi comparisons and the term “sionazi.”
- Coverage notes the venue is associated with pro‑Palestine and antifascist circles and reopened after raising more than €150,000, while one outlet reports the detained individual did not state his motivations beyond the bar’s account.