MADRID (HRNW) – Police in Spain made dozens of arrests during clashes with protestors for a second consecutive night as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the new coronavirus restrictions.
In some cities, looting and vandalism broke out late on Saturday on the fringes of the protests.
The biggest disturbances were in Madrid where scores of demonstrators chanting “freedom!” torched rubbish bins and set up makeshift barricades on the city s main thoroughfare, the Gran Via, images on social media showed.
When police moved in to clear the gathering, they were pelted with stones and flares.
Twelve people, including three police officers, were lightly injured in the clashes, emergency services said. Police said they arrested 33 people.
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