Barcelona (EFE) squatting have thrown stones at some businesses.
As reported to EFE by sources from the Mossos d’Esquadra, around 5:00 a.m. this Friday, a dozen anti-squatters have tried to approach the buildings of El Kubo and La Ruïna, an action that the Catalan police officers have prevented. present in the place within the framework of the extensive police device deployed since this Thursday afternoon to avoid confrontations due to the call for two antagonistic concentrations.
The 12 young people have repeatedly ignored the instructions of the police to give up their attitude, for which they have finally been denounced for disobedience to agents of authority.
Two rallies without major altercations
Although the two rallies for and against the squatting of these two buildings owned by Sareb took place without major altercations, a group of supporters of the squatters threw stones at some businesses in the area.
Around 10:00 p.m., this concentration in favor of the squatting began a journey in the direction of Avenida de Vallcarca escorted by BRIMO, during which stones were thrown at various commercial establishments.
Another incident occurred when part of these protesters in favor of the squatted buildings tried to jump over the police line, forcing the Mossos riot police to carry out a dispersal maneuver to restore the situation, which quickly returned to normal.
The Mossos prevented the two groups from meeting
The extensive special device of the Mossos on the occasion of the call for these two demonstrations of opposite signs began around eight in the afternoon, with the perimeter closure of Bonanova Square to be able to encapsulate the participants of both and thus prevent them from meeting.
Both concentrations in Plaza Bonanova ended around 10:00 p.m., although the Catalan police force has been in place all night.
Nearly 300 troops from different units participated in the Mossos macro-device, which was directed from the Coordination Center (CECOR), such as citizen security, ARRO, BRIMO, the Regional Motorcycle Group, as well as plainclothes and police officers. information.
For its part, the Urban Police deployed close to 80 troops in the surroundings of the Plaza de la Bonanova.