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Violent Teen Gang Terrorizes Manresa With Assaults And Robberies; 35 Arrests In One Month
MANRESA, Spain — Residents of Manresa, the capital of Catalonia’s Bages region, have lived in fear for months due to a violent group of teenagers of Moroccan origin, who have carried out a string of assaults and robberies throughout the city, prompting an intensified police response that has resulted in 35 arrests in a single […]
Criticism Mounts Over Andalusian Candidate’s ‘Workplace Accident’ Remarks On Fallen Civil Guard Officers
SEVILLE, Spain — María Jesús Montero, the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) candidate for the upcoming Andalusian regional elections and former Minister of Finance, has faced widespread criticism after describing the deaths of two Civil Guard officers killed during a drug interdiction operation off the coast of Huelva as a “workplace accident,” prompting sharp rebukes […]
Palestinian-spanish Activist Saif Abukeshek Arrives In Barcelona After Ten-day Detention In Israel
BARCELONA, Spain — Palestinian-Spanish activist Saif Abukeshek, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, arrived at Barcelona’s El Prat-Josep Tarradellas Airport on Sunday evening following his deportation by Israeli authorities after ten days of detention and a hunger strike, vowing to soon “pack his bags again” to rejoin his comrades in Turkey and continue efforts […]
Mossos D’esquadra Search For Armed Suspects After Robbery At Computer Store In Mataró
MATARÓ, Spain — Catalan police are searching for at least two suspects following an armed robbery at a computer store in Mataró on Saturday morning, during which a worker was threatened with a pistol before the perpetrators fled the scene without being intercepted, according to official statements from the Mossos d’Esquadra. Madrid Civil Guard Dismantles […]
Alleged Montjuïc Sexual Assailant Attacks Prison Officers
BARCELONA, Spain — A 25-year-old man accused of a brutal sexual assault on a woman in Barcelona’s Montjuïc park in February while on temporary prison leave has allegedly attacked two correctional officers at Quatre Camins prison, where he is being held pending trial—only to have his disciplinary punishment suspended and be returned to a general […]
Mossos D’esquadra Secure Building For Hours After Armed Man Seen In El Vendrell
EL VENDRELL, Tarragona — A mysterious incident in the maritime neighborhood of Sant Salvador in El Vendrell sparked a prolonged police operation on Monday, May 4, as Catalan officers detained a 54-year-old man found in possession of a firearm and ammunition inside an apartment, according to official statements from the Mossos d’Esquadra. Man Armed With […]
Man Armed With Machete Arrested After Aggressive Incident In Tarragona
SANT JAUME DELS DOMENYS, Tarragona — Catalan police detained a man armed with a large machete on Friday afternoon following a tense confrontation in the plaza adjacent to the church of Sant Jaume dels Domenys, a small municipality in the province of Tarragona, according to official statements from the Mossos d’Esquadra. Attempted Tourist Robbery In […]
Attempted Tourist Robbery In Barcelona Ends In Fatal Stabbing
BARCELONA, Spain — An attempted robbery targeting a group of tourists in Barcelona escalated into a fatal confrontation late tonight, leaving one man dead after a brawl that unfolded in the streets of the Catalan capital, according to preliminary police reports and witness accounts. Elderly Man, 80, Violently Robbed In Garage Attack In Vic, Barcelona […]
Minor Urgently Operated After Brutal Beating In Mobile Phone Robbery In Tarragona
LA CANONJA, Tarragona — A teenage boy required emergency eye surgery after being violently assaulted by a group of five youths who robbed him of his mobile phone in a public park in La Canonja, a municipality in the Tarragonès region, according to local media reports and police sources. Group Of Minors Terrorizes Sarrià-sant Gervasi […]
Armed Maghrebi With Machete Threatens Firefighters And Police During Apartment Fire In Terrassa
TERRASSA, Spain — A routine emergency response to an apartment fire in the Catalan city of Terrassa escalated into a tense confrontation on the afternoon of May 7 when an armed man wielding a large machete threatened firefighters and police officers working at the scene, according to local authorities and emergency services. NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT […]