After another night of crowds at the Mercè concerts, the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Guardia Urbana have carried out 19 arrests in various parts of the city for different reasons. The dawn leaves, in total, six injured by knife, two of them serious and four minor. All of them were allegedly victims of the same band.
When the festive events had ended, the police received the notification at 03:57, this alleged gang made a tour of the city, in the Nova Icària area, in which attacked several peopleAccording to the head of Culture of Barcelona City Council, Xavier Marcé.
“An alleged gang of people went on a tour in which they committed several stabbings”
The attacks led to the transfer of two of the victims to the hospital. “We hope that all of them recover and that the police arrest the perpetrators so that the full weight of the law falls on them,” he says. Marcé. The emergency medical system sent six ambulances to the area and one of the victims, with a significant wound in the groin, was admitted to the hospital. Serious condition to the Sea Hospital.
Another person was taken to Sant Pau Hospital, in less serious condition, while the other four did not need to be transferred to the hospital. At this time, the police maintain a open investigation and seeks to the perpetrators of the events.
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In addition to the arrests, the night ended with a great success in attendance at the concerts. Nails 40,000 people They concentrated on the stage of Menendez and Pelayowhere The Tyets played, 25,000 on the Bogatell stage and 18,000 at the Moll de la Fusta.
Municipal officials estimate that they made 1.6 million of trips by public transport, which represents an increase of 27% compared to the same day in 2019. “Evictions of this type of open events always have their difficulties and are long, since people have to access the subway, for Therefore, many people are still on the street when the concerts are over,” he acknowledges. Marcé.