25 arrested on 3rd night of violence in Barcelona after squatting center cleared

[Tony Gosling]

25 arrested after 3rd night of violence in 
Spain's Barcelona after squatting center cleared

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/29/25-arrested-after-3rd-night-violence-in-spain-barcelona-after-squatting-center/
Published May 29, 2014
<http://www.ap.org/>Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain –  Police have clashed with 
gangs of hooded youths who threw rocks and set 
fire to trash containers in the third night of 
violence in Spain's northeastern city of 
Barcelona. Twenty-five people have been arrested.

A police spokeswoman said Thursday the 
disturbances began after a peaceful protest the 
previous evening in the central Sants district of 
Barcelona when police prevented some protesters 
from approaching a town hall office. She spoke on 
condition of anonymity because of police rules 
preventing staff from being identified.

The demonstration, which drew supporters from 
around and outside the city, was to protest 
Monday's closing of a social center that was 
occupied by squatters for 17 years.

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