MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Spanish police have resorted to using force while dispersing protesters, who opposed the construction of high-speed rail tracks leading into and out of the southeastern city of Murcia, local media reported on Friday.
According to the Europa Press news agency, hundreds of protesters took part in a demonstration on Thursday, which was already on its third consecutive day. That day, the protesters attempted to stop railway traffic.
In Murcia, riot police are clashing with residents blocking train lines in protest over AVE construction.@Naystet pic.twitter.com/XXa4ra0oRn
— The Spain Report (@thespainreport) 14 сентября 2017 г.
Authorities said that they used force because they needed to restore traffic on the rails. While there is no official data indicating that anyone was injured, some protesters posted photos on social networks of bruises they sustained.
Police brutality #Murcia over pacific protest against wall that divides the city. #SoterramientoYa pic.twitter.com/5w1Ogmk1NS #NoAlMuroMurcia
— eⒶtps (@eatps_) 14 сентября 2017 г.
The Europa Press news agency reported that no people were detained, but other media outlets said that several people had been apprehended without charges.
