Police beat Gaza flotilla activists
You probably thought it was Israeli police. Actually, it was the Basque police after the activists arrived in Spain.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/spanish-police-beat-and-detain-gaza-flotilla-activists-amid-clashes-at-airport/
Spanish police on Saturday detained four people at Bilbao airport following clashes that broke out after activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla returned home, according to officials in Spain.
Police were filmed hitting people with batons and dragging them across the floor, before detaining them.
Video of the incident showed supporters gathered in the arrivals hall to welcome six of the anti-Israel campaigners as they arrived on a flight from Turkey after having been detained and deported by Israeli forces.
When a relative of one of the activists tried to approach them, a police officer forcefully prevented him from doing so, leading to violent scuffles, public broadcaster TVE reported.
Images broadcast by the station show police striking people with batons at the airport and pinning others to the ground while being jeered by onlookers.
Four people were arrested for serious disobedience, resisting arrest and assaulting law enforcement officers, the Basque regional police force, the Ertzaintza, says in a statement.
Police were filmed hitting people with batons and dragging them across the floor, before detaining them.
Video of the incident showed supporters gathered in the arrivals hall to welcome six of the anti-Israel campaigners as they arrived on a flight from Turkey after having been detained and deported by Israeli forces.
When a relative of one of the activists tried to approach them, a police officer forcefully prevented him from doing so, leading to violent scuffles, public broadcaster TVE reported.
Images broadcast by the station show police striking people with batons at the airport and pinning others to the ground while being jeered by onlookers.
Four people were arrested for serious disobedience, resisting arrest and assaulting law enforcement officers, the Basque regional police force, the Ertzaintza, says in a statement.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/spanish-police-beat-and-detain-gaza-flotilla-activists-amid-clashes-at-airport/
