Three arrested and a police officer injured in the riots between the ultras and those camped in Sol

The police confirm that they have arrested a man, a woman and a minor after the disturbances recorded tonight in Puerta del Sol, when a group of ultras went to the vicinity of the camp installed at this point since September 26. Police sources also confirm that there is an injured police officer who was punched by one of those involved in the altercations. Those arrested are charged with the crime of attacking authority. The number of detainees could be increased until the end of the deployment.

The camp demanding decent housing has experienced a day of tension with several moments in which ultra groups have approached the settlement and shouted and insulted. The most important disturbances have been recorded starting at eight in the afternoon, when a group of about a hundred far-right protesters has been evicted from Preciados Street after rebuking those camped in Sol. The police have blocked the street, led the ultras towards the Plaza de Callao and prevented the passage of any pedestrians not involved in the protest. For more than an hour, anyone who wanted to pass through Preciados was redirected to the parallel streets.

The campers had been prepared all day for this assault, as they had confirmed that there was a call through social networks among ultra groups to come and blow up the settlement in Sol. In fact, they had made their own call on their communication channels and on their own networks to request citizen support to protect themselves from possible attacks.

At this time, it is estimated that more than 2,000 people sleep daily in the square, a figure that grew exponentially from the first tents on Saturday, September 26, to the last few days in which the organization of the settlement has begun to reject new members. The campers themselves have organized themselves against the assault by the radicals and have called to form human chains to protect the stores and have asked for “peaceful resistance” in their networks.

The radicals who rebuked the campers were, for the most part, very young. Some covered their faces with balaclavas and many carried Spanish flags, but also flags with the Burgundian cross, anti-constitutional, Falange and Carlist flags. The far-right groups chanted “the police defend the reds”, “being Spanish is not a crime” and “up with Spain”. In Sol, at least 400 protesters were waiting for them, who had positioned themselves to block the entrance to the camp and who, in turn, chanted “fascists get out of our neighborhoods.” The campers have also formed various security cordons around the tents to protect themselves against possible incidents in other parts of the square.