25.10.2026 06:30
Inspired by student protests in France, young people who poured into the streets of Barcelona under the call "Angry High Schoolers" clashed with police, set barricades on fire and looted stores. Catalonia's Interior Minister Nuria Parlon announced that about 25 of the 100 detained people were minors, that fires broke out in more than 30 locations and that 14 stores were looted.
Clashes broke out at a youth protest organized in Barcelona, Spain, through a call made on social media. Clashes erupted between protesters and police in the city center, barricades were set on fire, and stores were looted.
A social media call inspired by student protests in France brought young people onto the streets in Barcelona. The incidents that began in Catalonia Square also spread to nearby streets lined with stores.
SHOP WINDOWS SMASHED, STORES LOOTED
After the first clashes with police and an attack on a store on Ronda de la Universitat Street, looting also occurred. Store windows were smashed and motorcycles were knocked over. Firefighters intervened to extinguish the fires.
On streets near Catalonia Square, in the heart of the city, many businesses pulled down their shutters due to the risk of damage. The windows of numerous businesses were attacked.
Young protesters who set fire to barricades made of containers, trash bins, and motorcycles and threw stones at police were called onto the streets with the slogan "Angry High Schoolers," which has been used on social media in recent weeks to mobilize student protests in France.
25 OF 100 DETAINEES ARE NOT ADULTS
Nuria Parlon, Minister of Interior of the Catalonia Region, said that a total of 100 people were detained in the incidents and that about 25 of them were minors. Parlon announced that fires broke out in more than 30 locations in the area, which is heavily populated by tourists and weekend shoppers, and that 14 stores were also damaged and looted.