Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni condemned the vandalism and warned that those responsible would face legal consequences. He also said guardians of minors involved in the unrest could face legal repercussions. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
\n\nDramatic videos from Barcelona, Spain, show hooded demonstrators smashing shop windows, looting stores and setting fires during an anti-establishment rally, prompting authorities to arrest 100 people, according to Reuters.
\n\nThe unrest broke out on Saturday, October 24, around the central Plaza de Catalunya, an area popular with tourists and weekend shoppers. Footage circulating on social media showed people dressed in black kicking in shop windows and carrying away merchandise, while fires burned in the streets
\n\nOther videos showed people trapped inside shops, including the department store El Corte Inglés, after security shutters were lowered to prevent looting. Some online viewers appeared to encourage the acts of vandalism, Reuters reported.
\n\nCatalonia’s regional interior minister, Núria Parlon, said 100 people had been arrested following the unrest, with minors accounting for around 25 per cent of those detained. More than 30 fires were reported, while 14 stores were vandalised or looted.
\n\nThe demonstration had been promoted through social media under the slogan “against the system” and the name “Institut Indignats”.
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