Police pelted with stones, rubbish dumpsters set alight in Catalonia’s ninth evening of riots over jailed rapper Pablo Hasel (VIDEOS)

Riots have continued within the Spanish area of Catalonia for a ninth consecutive evening as demonstrators voice their anger over the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel for insulting the monarchy and glorifying terrorism on Twitter.

Protesters pelted police with bottles and stones and torched refuse containers within the city of Vilanova i La Geltrú, within the province of Barcelona, in line with a police assertion on Wednesday evening.  

Incidents a Vilanova i la Geltrú. La protesta ha anat directament a la comissaria dels mossos d’Esquadra. Crema de contenidors, llançament de pedres i ampolles i petards. Brimo a punt d’intervenir @catradio @Catinformacio @cati_bcn pic.twitter.com/gYDHGxVXsC

— Montse Jene Riba (@MontseJene_Riba) February 24, 2021

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— Canal Blau Notícies (@noticiesCB) February 24, 2021

Police mentioned protesters had been brandishing fireplace extinguishers, and urged locals to steer clear of “violent teams” close to an artwork faculty within the city for their very own security. 

Protests additionally occurred within the Catalan city of Manresa to the north of Barcelona, the place crowds gathered close to a police station and reportedly hurled firecrackers at officers’ vans.

Aquest és l’ambient distès de protesta davant la caserna de la Guàrdia Civil de #Manresa. Els manifestants han tirat, puntualment, alguna llauna i algun petard contra three furgonetes de l’ARRO. #LlibertatPabloHasel pic.twitter.com/Szvs7m2LfP

— Nati Adell (@Natiadell) February 24, 2021

Extra protests had been held in Barcelona as town’s soccer workforce hosted Elche in La Liga at Camp Nou stadium. 

Nonetheless, a lot of Wednesday’s unrest was markedly extra peaceable than earlier nights within the Catalan capital, with pro-Hasel supporters filmed singing and clapping in movies posted to social media.   

Riots in Barcelona over the past week have seen the fires burning within the streets, police attacked, retailers looted and banks damaged into, whereas one lady protester misplaced an eye fixed after she was reportedly struck by a cop’s rubber bullet. In complete a minimum of 110 folks have been arrested amid the protests.

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Hasel was jailed final week over some 60 tweets by which he praised Spanish terrorist teams, accused the police of torture and insulted the nation’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos, who faces corruption allegations. From his jail cell he has continued to name for folks to take to the streets to protest his arrest, though the difficulty has died down within the final couple of days. 

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