Clashes break out on fifth night of protests over rapper imprisonment
A man sits on a chair in front of a burning barricade as protesters collect objects during a protest condemning the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel. Picture: AP
A fifth night of protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist has once more devolved into clashes between police and members of fringe groups in Barcelona.
Small groups made up mostly of young people began their nightly cat-and-mouse game with officers an hour after several thousand protesters gathered in the capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, which saw the worst of the violence during earlier demonstrations this week over rapper Pablo Hasel’s detention.
