𝕏xES first seen 2 d ago, last 2 d ago, peak #3
Riots erupt in Barcelona's Plaça Catalunya with fires and looting
Original: BREAKING: Barcelona just erupted. Fires in the streets. Looting. Barricades burning in Plaça Catalunya. Hooded crowds sm
Unrest broke out in central Barcelona, with crowds setting barricades alight in Plaça Catalunya, smashing shop windows and starting street fires as police pushed them back. Some people were reportedly trapped inside stores during the looting. The unrest comes amid renewed debate in Spain over immigration, with foreign-born residents now said to exceed ten million.
Why now: Images of burning barricades and looting in a major European capital are spreading amid heated political debate over immigration in Spain.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 2 snapshots from 2 d ago to 2 d ago.
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