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Riots and Fires Break Out in Central Barcelona

Original: Barcelona just erupted. Fires in the streets. Looting. Barricades burning in Plaça Catalunya. Hooded crowds smashed shop

Violence broke out in Barcelona, with fires, burning barricades and looting reported in Plaça Catalunya. Hooded crowds smashed shop windows and some people were trapped inside stores before police pushed crowds back. Accounts sharing footage link the unrest to tensions over immigration, citing figures on Spain's foreign-born population. Authorities have not confirmed the causes, and the full scale of the disorder remains unclear.

Why now: Fresh footage of violent unrest in a major European city is circulating widely and sparking debate over immigration.

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• Barcelona just erupted. Fires in the streets. Looting. Barricades burning in Plaça Catalunya. Hooded crowds smashed shops, torched trash, and trapped people inside stores while police pushed them back. Spain now has OVER 10 MILLION foreign-born residents. That is more than ONE · ivan_8848 · 16

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