Spain: Anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Barcelona

Subscribe to our channel! Clashes broke out with police as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona on Friday night in protest of recent measures to fight the spread of coronavirus, which include the introduction of a curfew. Footage shows demonstrators, some of them COVID-19 sceptics, chanting slogans while holding up signs. Then there are some clashes with the police as the demonstrators try to block the streets with trash containers, which they then set on fire. Law enforcement officers responded with foam bullets and tear gas. Several people were reportedly injured. A puddle of blood can be seen on the ground. “The measures imposed by the government seem to me to be not only illogical but also absurd, and what they should do is put in place more health measures and help the hospitals more, hire health workers instead of so many social control measures,“ said one protester named Borja. On October 25, the Spanish government declared a state of alarm throughout the pen