Peaceful fiesta

THE last two days of the patron saint festivities in Elche passed relatively smoothly with only one minor incident.

Attendees of the free concert on Wednesday, August 9, began to congregate in the area from the early hours of the afternoon, with the public being channelled through the north road of Avenida de la Universidad, which had been closed to traffic.

Following the concert, the public then flocked to the Barraca, where access to the venue then had to be stopped, as it had reached the maximum capacity allowed and the venue had to guarantee the safety of attendees.

At 4.30am on Thursday, a private security firm at a fast food establishment located in the vicinity called the police for help, after dozens of young people caused a disturbance inside. They refused to leave the premises. They were finally persuaded to leave after the intervention of the

The town hall stated that it was pleased that no notable security incidents occurred.

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