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Barcelona Sees Third Night of Riots as Police Evict Squatters

© AFP 2023 / STRPolice officers stand as a truck is ablaze during riots after a demonstration against the evacuation of an occupied old bank branch in Barcelona, on May 23, 2016
Police officers stand as a truck is ablaze during riots after a demonstration against the evacuation of an occupied old bank branch in Barcelona, on May 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Squatters and activists have clashed with Spanish police for the third night in a row in a protest against mass evictions, resulting in one arrest and 11 people sustaining injuries, local media said Thursday.

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MADRID (Sputnik) The third demonstration against the eviction of residences of the so-called Banc Expropiat, an abandoned building that formerly housed a bank which has been occupied by squatters since 2011, took place late on Wednesday before being dispersed by police at around 11 p.m. local time (21:00 GMT), El Periodico de Catalunya newspaper reported.

Skirmishes occurred in different parts of the Gracia district of Barcelona, the publication said, adding that windows were smashed, containers set on fire and flares fired during the clashes. The riot broke out when police blocked the Travessera de Gracia street to prevent demonstrators from reaching the Placa de la Revolucio square.

Evictions from Banc Expropiat started on Monday, in accordance with a court order passed in November. Some 500 people held a rally in support of the squatters on Tuesday, which descended into a riot. The disturbances are the biggest seen in Barcelona since 2014, when tens of thousands protested the eviction of the unofficial Can Vies civic center.

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