9 Oct, 2017 @ 12:46
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Mallorca pro-Catalan-independence group slams Spanish-union mob that tore down stall

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STAND-OFF: Mob confronts Mallorca separatists

A MALLORCA separatist has roared his defiance after a pro-Spanish-union mob demolished his group’s stand.

Tofol Solerโ€™s Assemblea Sobiranista de Mallorca (ASM) reported Saturdayโ€™s incident to the police after radicals attacked ASMโ€™s tent at an anti-Catalan independence demo in Palma.

STAND-OFF: Mob confronts Mallorca separatists

But Soler, whose organisation backs Catalan independence, vowed to return to the usual city-centre spot on Sant Miguel street next Saturday.

โ€œWe will be there like every weekend,โ€ he said.

โ€œWithout the canopy, because they destroyed it, but itโ€™s enough with the table. We have a permit for every Saturday.

โ€œWe decided to go out on the street to look for people, not wait with our arms crossed.โ€

One woman was injured in the face by a stone when Saturdayโ€™s march turned ugly.

ASM believe Saturdayโ€™s attack on their stall could constitute a hate crime.

One of the alleged attackers is believed to be former PP MP Joan Font Rossello, a spokesperson for the Jaume III Foundation.

Following Saturdayโ€™s incident, Rossello claimed he was โ€˜defending the constitutional order…to save the unity of Spainโ€™.

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Joe Duggan (Reporter)

Joe Duggan (Reporter)

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