From protest to looting and rioting... about 100 people were arrested in Barcelona

(CNN) - Spanish authorities arrested about 100 people in Barcelona on Saturday evening, after a protest turned into looting and rioting, according to the official Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE).

Nuria Barlon, Catalonia's Interior Minister, told local media that 14 stores had been vandalized by "disorganized" rioters who were not defending "any rights."

Video footage showed scattered small fires, some of which were being extinguished, along with smashed store windows. A group of rioters managed to break into the Urban Outfitters store after smashing its glass windows. A video clip also showed another group trying to break into a jewelry store on La Rambla, one of the most famous shopping streets in Barcelona.

According to Reuters, Parlon said that about a quarter of the detainees were minors. These disturbances came after about 600 young people - most of whom were wearing black - gathered in the "Plaza de Catalunya" square in central Barcelona, ​​to participate in an anti-establishment protest.

Other European countries, including France and Italy, witnessed protest marches on Saturday, denouncing the high costs of living, the housing crisis, and the lack of investment in the education sector. However, these protests were largely peaceful in nature, and did not witness the riots that occurred in Barcelona, ​​or that witnessed in France over the past weekend.

The Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE) reported that the local police in Barcelona rushed towards the protesters after they threw stones and solid objects at its members.

For his part, Barcelona Mayor Jaume Colboni warned: “There will be consequences for the adults and parents of the minors involved. We will follow the matter until the end, both on the legal and financial levels.”

CNN has reached out to the Spanish government for comment.