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Scuffles break out between far-right & counter-protesters in Barcelona (VIDEO) | Scuffles break out between far-right & counter-protesters in Barcelona (VIDEO) |
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Police were forced to intervene as scuffles broke out between far-right anti-Islam protesters and participants of a counter demonstration in Barcelona, following Thursday’s terrorist attack in the city. | Police were forced to intervene as scuffles broke out between far-right anti-Islam protesters and participants of a counter demonstration in Barcelona, following Thursday’s terrorist attack in the city. |
Anti-fascist and far-right groups organized simultaneous protests in Barcelona just one day after a terrorist attack claimed the lives of 14 people and injured 100 more. | |
Scuffles broke out between the opposing groups merged near Las Ramblas at around 7pm local time. | Scuffles broke out between the opposing groups merged near Las Ramblas at around 7pm local time. |
The Spanish far-right group La Falange assembled close to the La Boquería marketplace in the city center, just 500 meters from where a van plowed into a crowd of pedestrians on Thursday. | The Spanish far-right group La Falange assembled close to the La Boquería marketplace in the city center, just 500 meters from where a van plowed into a crowd of pedestrians on Thursday. |
La Falange blames “policies of multiculturalism” and immigration for the terrorist attack, for which Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility. The far-right group has more than 11,000 Facebook ‘likes’ and often shares anti-Islamic sentiment on its page. | La Falange blames “policies of multiculturalism” and immigration for the terrorist attack, for which Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed responsibility. The far-right group has more than 11,000 Facebook ‘likes’ and often shares anti-Islamic sentiment on its page. |
The left-wing Catalan groups Arran and Endavant have set up counter-demonstrations in response to the march, and also began their protest near La Boquería. | The left-wing Catalan groups Arran and Endavant have set up counter-demonstrations in response to the march, and also began their protest near La Boquería. |