A demonstration called by the neo-Nazi group Núcleo Nacional ended this evening in the worst possible way, with several attacks, burning of containers and throwing bottles and other blunt objects at the police. This forced the agents of the Police Intervention Units (UIP) to charge the people gathered in Ferraz Street, at a point located 140 meters from the PSOE headquarters, which the Government Delegation itself marked as the limit authorized to prevent radicals from reaching the socialist camp. offices.
The march, during which Francoist flags were displayed, began from the Spanish Steps amid slogans “damn red that doesn’t bounce”, “Spain, Christian and not Muslim”, “here are the nationalists” or “terrorist journalists”. A bouquet of slogans common among the far right, around two hundred who toured the center of Madrid this evening, many of them with skinhead aesthetics or dressed in clothes to hide their faces. Shortly after starting the trip, the violent threw chairs against a bar on Duque de Osuna Street, where several citizens and some journalists had to take refuge to avoid being attacked. According to what some of those affected reported on Twitter, they even sprayed the interior of the premises with pepper spray.
Thus, under a strong police presence, the journey reached its climax when the faithful reached Calle de Ferraz and the corner of Marqués de Urquijo, where it did not take long for the fuse to light. After 10:30 p.m., the rioters attempted to move the security barriers that blocked access to the PSOE headquarters, forcing the riot police to use force to contain their advance. After that, the radicals responded by throwing objects and even burning a container, which did not stop the agents from dispersing them towards Pintor Rosales Street.
The Socialist Party itself denounced on social networks that the streets of Madrid “are once again a place where we hear fascist cries and see Nazi salutes.” In the same message, they described the crowd seen in an attached video as “a black march that targets the PSOE headquarters in Ferraz, where these hooded neo-Francoists will gather.”
