Demonstrations in Barcelona in support of the rapper jailed for the sixth consecutive night

Protests in support of jailed rapper Pablo Hassel were held for the sixth consecutive night in Barcelona, ​​and Sunday’s protests were quiet after witnessing violence and looting the night before.

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Sants train station in Barcelona, ​​amid a large presence of riot police, according to AFP images.

The protesters shouted slogans like “Freedom for Pablo Hassel” and marched towards the center of the capital of Catalonia.

The city of Barcelona witnessed “various acts of looting of shops” that left historic buildings in the city during violent protests on Saturday and Sunday night, according to Catalan police.

Police said Saturday night and Sunday they recorded “serious incidents, including the throwing of stones and projectiles at the police.”

He added that in Barcelona, ​​Spain’s second-largest city, “rioters took advantage of the tension to commit acts of looting in many shops in the city center.”

On Saturday night, the protesters raised barriers with burning garbage containers and damaged the facade of the Barcelona Stock Exchange, as well as the facade of the Palace of Catalan Music, a building built in the early 20th century and registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. .

And 38 people were arrested during the protests in Barcelona and other Catalan cities such as Tarragona and Lleida, the rapper’s hometown, according to the newspaper “Les Museums”.