A youth shows his middle finger as a barricade burns behind him. Before the arrival of firefighters, the neighbors have taken fire extinguishers from the corridors of their building to try to put out the flames. The economic sector shows its concern about the impact on business activity and asks for dialogue to resolve the conflict. In their Twitter account, the police (Mossos) have explained that people are barricading in different streets of Barcelona and asked the citizens not to approach the red areas. They have also reported that protesters have made at least five pyrotechnic launches against the helicopter that flies over Barcelona to help control the protest. (October 17,2019. Barcelona, Spain)
The protesters come forward against security forces with stones in their hands chanted slogans such as “Out with the forces of occupation” “October 1st, neither forget nor forgive”, “You fascists are the terrorists” and “Antifascist Catalonia”. Simultaneous fires in the center of Barcelona during the altercations. Tsunami Democràtic is accused of terrorism in an ongoing investigation being carried out by the National High Court where the movement has been confirmed as a criminal organization driving people to commit terrorist attacks. (October 18,2019. Barcelona, Spain)
Police who want to expel the troublemakers to Plaza Urquinaona receive firecrackers and smoke bombs. Police vans raced down the street through barricades and then disperse people. Some people stayed to fight, further protesters ran away down the side streets. A climate of confusion was created because the tension then moved to the streets of the Eixample on which traffic was circulating. Confrontations with police that occurred between October and December 2019 produced multiple arrests and hundreds injured. (October 18,2019. Barcelona, Spain)