The fairgrounds had to be evacuated and the City Council denies that there was any shooting
The festivities of Alcalá de Henares ended last night in a tremendous pitched battle that began with a fight in one of the booths and that resulted in four National Police officers injured by multiple contusions, one arrested for a crime of public disorder, vans destroyed and burned containers, police and municipal sources have informed Europa Press.
Several videos posted on social networks show the panic that was experienced last night in the streets of the municipality, with images of desperate young people running without knowing what was happening. Municipal sources have ruled out Europa Pres that there was a shooting and stabbing, as reported by the testimonies of the networks.
The serious altercations that caused panic in the neighbors originated at 3:30 in the morning with a massive brawl that began in the booth located in the Puerta de Alcalá. The fight caused the immediate action of the police device deployed in the area made up of a hundred agents of the National Police and Local Police of the municipality.
The policemen approached the people who participated in the fight and suffered stones, bottles and blunt objects being thrown. The agents managed to make a barrier in line to advance but the participants managed to get over the line.
At that moment, it is decided to vacate the fairgrounds and the music is cut. The altercations reached the Plaza de la Juventud in Alcalá, where a macrobotellón was being held at that time. When the agents were in the vicinity, the youths began to throw stones, logs as there was a river nearby, fences and other objects.
They even set up a barricade in a roundabout with container burning. The agents managed to disperse the young people and took them to the Renfe station to avoid further incidents. The operation was terminated at eight o’clock this Sunday morning.
Thanks to the Security Plan implemented by the Local Police, National Police and Civil Protection, the orderly evacuation of the fairgrounds was carried out in less than 20 minutes, having to act in the face of the intensity of brawls and the throwing of objects by some individuals .
The police intervention ended with four officers injured by polycontusions, one arrested for public disorder and several vehicles destroyed. A Summa 112 spokesman has confirmed to Europa Press that no seriously injured were treated.
The National Police proceeded to identify several people, and continue to analyze the images of the video surveillance cameras installed in the fairgrounds, in an investigation that is still open and the images continue to be analyzed.
Sources from the Alcalá City Council have assured that there was no shooting or stabbing, being the protagonists of the altercations young, among them who were not from the municipality and who attended the parties and the macrobotellón.
In a statement, the City Council of Alcalá de Henares has expressed its sadness and rejection at the unfortunate incidents caused by a minority group of 20-30 people apparently organized, as well as support for the Police Forces.
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