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Spanish Police Arrest African Migrants Disrupting Easter Holy Week Procession
Spanish police arrested multiple African ‘youths’ who disrupted a procession for Holy Week, according to reports.
The disturbing incident unfolded on Sunday evening in El Vendrell, a town in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia.
A group of ‘young people’ gathered along the route of the march which typically occurs on Palm Sunday but has been restricted for the past two years...
Catalan parliament approves declaration of state sovereignty
Catalan separatist merchandise is displayed at a stall in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain.
The parliament of Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia has approved a declaration of the region’s sovereignty as a major step towards its independence from Spain.
The non-binding resolution was passed on Wednesday by 85 votes in favor, 41 against, and two abstentions, the Associated Press reported.
The...
Two Pakistanis and Romanian woman arrested after father 'pays £100k ransom for kidnap boy in Spain'
Three people have been arrested in Spain over the kidnap of five-year-old British boy Shail Saeed in Pakistan.
Two Pakistani brothers and a Romanian woman were held by police at an address in the Mediterranean city of Tarragona, 60 miles from Barcelona.
Police are said to have discovered a large part of the money at the flat they shared in the city.
The international hunt for the kidnappers had turned...