Violent groups have vandalised shop windows on Passeig de Gracia and set fire to the door of the Apple store in Plaça Catalunya after the general strike. The Mossos d'Esquadra charged against the hooded individuals.
Following the gatherings of the general strike called by the unions, OK Diario reports that groups of radicals caused disturbances in central Barcelona. The hooded individuals broke windows and painted and pasted stickers on several shops on Passeig de Gracia, where the stores of Lego and Apple suffered damage.
In the surroundings of Plaça Catalunya, the violent individuals erected barricades with rubbish containers that they set on fire. They also used the barriers placed by the Barcelona City Council in an attempt to force access to the premises and enter them.
The agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra deployed a large operation and charged against the hooded individuals to clear the public road. According to the original text, the incidents also affected tourists and forced several shops in the area to close.
The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, reacted on his official X account with a strong message:
«In Catalonia, those who do it pay for it».
He later expressed support for the Mossos d'Esquadra and other security forces, and concluded the message with another phrase:
«Protest is legitimate, violence is not».
Across Spain, the Ministry of the Interior has recorded 919 incidents related to the day between 10:00 PM on Tuesday and 5:00 PM on Wednesday. The National Police and Civil Guard made 38 arrests, fifteen of them in Madrid.
The Ertzaintza arrested 13 people in Vitoria, San Sebastián, Zamudio, Portugalete, and Agurain. In total, more than 50 people were arrested since midnight, most for informational picketing and disturbances.
In Catalonia, the incidents also left one person arrested in Barcelona for disturbing public order. On the B-23 road, near Molins de Rei, a member of a picket was run over and six mossos were slightly injured during an operation.
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