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Barcelona Riots See 128 Arrested; Italy Detains Activist Praising Hamas Attack
Spanish police arrested 128 people, including many minors, during riots and looting in Barcelona on Sunday, following youth-led protests organized on social media. In Italy, heightened security was in place amid fears of renewed unrest, with businesses boarding up windows.
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What happened
- 01Spanish police arrested 128 people, many of them minors, during riots and looting in Barcelona.
- 02The Barcelona unrest involved vandalism, theft from businesses, and fires, with 15 police officers injured.
- 03Youth-led protests and unrest have been sweeping across several European cities.
- 04Italian police detained pro-Palestinian activist Youssef Siher for allegedly inciting unrest online.
- 05Siher had previously praised Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, calling it a "revolutionary act of decolonization."
- 06Italian authorities increased security in cities like Milan and Rome, with businesses boarding up windows.
Italian police also detained Youssef Siher, a pro-Palestinian activist, on suspicion of inciting violence through social media, with his past praise for the Hamas October 7 attack drawing attention.
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