Andalusia youths arrested during lockdown
two youths have been arrested in Algeciras (Andalusia) for setting up a WhatsApp group encouraging violence against the police in the town. The group had accused the police of being brutal in their handling of possible lockdown breaches and asked people to respond in a similar fashion. Use of weapons such as sticks and pepper spray was mentioned to “fight fire with fire”. Police investigated the group, which quickly grew in size, mainly among young males, and arrested the two as the main protagonists behind the site. Both have existing criminal records.
