The Mossos d"Esquadra have arrested two minors during a demonstration protesting Israel's interception of the flotilla that took place on Thursday night in Barcelona. The arrests, according to police sources, are related to a crime of assault against law enforcement officers. Three officers of the Mossos d"Esquadra were injured during the protest.
Concentration Trajectory
The march in which more than 300 people participated left after 8 p.m. from Plaça de Sants and headed towards the Israeli consulate on Gran Via de Carles III. The Mossos d'Esquadra formed a police line and prevented the demonstrators from getting closer.
Tensions on the public highway
A group of hooded individuals threw objects at the riot police line on carrer de Gandesa with avinguda Diagonal. The thrown objects included bottles and smoke canisters while the police charged to disperse the group, which also overturned a dozen containers.
Among the shouts of the protesters, several political and pro-Palestine slogans were heard.
- Boycott Israel
- Israel is not a country, it is occupation
- Flotilla you are not alone
- From the river to the sea Palestine will advance
"Let him break with these empty words that only hide complicity and impose a real arms embargo and break all relations" - Pablo Castilla, spokesperson for the Flotilla to Catalunya
Ángeles Schjaer of Open Arms explained that her organization is dedicated to towing abandoned boats and documenting those that have not appeared. The demonstration ended with objects being thrown at the police line protecting the Israeli consulate and with charges from the Mossos.