Barcelona: 128 arrested after shops are looted
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Catalan police arrested 128 people, including 73 minors, in Barcelona after vandalism and looting of shops on the night of Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October 2026. Fourteen Mossos d’Esquadra officers and one municipal police officer were injured, according to Catalan police cited by AFP.
The Catalan police arrested 128 people, including 73 minors, in Barcelona on the night of Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October 2026 following acts of vandalism, damage and looting of shops, according to the Mossos d’Esquadra. Those arrested are due to appear before the juvenile prosecutor’s office or the competent court for adults, their chief, Sílvia Catà, told the 3CatInfo media outlet.
Fourteen Mossos d’Esquadra officers and one member of the Guardia Urbana were injured during the night. Sílvia Catà said that only two of those arrested had criminal records and described a “totally disorganised” group that had apparently mobilised through social media.
The incidents followed an unauthorised gathering in a large square in the city centre. They came a week after looting accompanied a demonstration in France on 17 October, during which 1,314 people were arrested and 53 police officers injured, according to the French authorities. Demonstrations in France: 1,314 arrests and 53 police officers injured.
