Barcelona Police Arrest 100 After Rioters Loot Shops and Set Fires

Police in Barcelona arrested 100 people Saturday evening after hooded rioters looted shops and set fires in the central Plaza de Catalunyana. The violence followed an anti-establishment rally in the tourist-heavy area. Catalonia's interior minister Núria Parlon said about 25% of those arrested were minors, with over 30 fires set and 14 stores vandalized. Demonstrators were mobilized via social media under the slogan "Institut Indignats," echoing recent French student protests. Videos showed people trapped in shops like El Corte Ingles as shutters lowered, while hooded figures broke windows and stole goods. Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni vowed the vandalism "will not go unpunished," including legal consequences for guardians of minors involved.