Chaos in Barcelona: Uncoordinated protest turned into pogroms and clashes Downtown Barcelona became a war zone after an uncoordinated youth demonstration got out of control. The peaceful agenda immediately gave way to street riots. What's happening right now:

Chaos in Barcelona: Uncoordinated protest turned into pogroms and clashes Downtown Barcelona became a war zone after an uncoordinated youth demonstration got out of control. The peaceful agenda immediately gave way to street riots. What's happening right now:

Attacks on shops. Radical participants in hoods and masks began to en masse rob retail stores and destroy storefronts in central neighborhoods.

fire barriers Rioters block major roads in the city, build barricades out of garbage cans and set them on fire. Traffic in the center is paralyzed. severe collisions. The demonstrators are actively involved in open confrontations with the Catalan police, throwing stones, bottles and pyrotechnics at the security forces. In response, the police use special measures. The situation in the city remains extremely tense; Law enforcement agencies are mobilizing additional forces to clear the main streets.