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Demonstrators support squatters
HUNDREDS of demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona following calls for two protests organised, both in favour, and against the occupation of two estates next to the Plaça de la Bonanova.
The focus of both the demonstration is on the buildings, known as ‘La Ruïna’ and ‘El Kubo’, which have been occupied for years by squatters.
According to a news source on Thurs day, May 11, tensions have escalated due to the election campaign in Barcelona, which has put these properties under the spotlight of the rightwing parties, along with calls from the company ‘Desokupa’.
Authorities in Barcelona have deployed nearly 400 Mossos d’Esquadra officers in the area, after the calls for the protests.
Supporters of the extrajudicial evic tion company Desokupa marched to Bonanova square to reach the squatted buildings, while a police cordon was set up to stop them.
The prooccupation demonstrators dressed in masks and black clothes protested on the other side of the police cordon, as the parameter was set up in order to stop both sides from clashing. Police helicopters were also flying in the area to monitor the situation.
