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Some thirty people attack with gas and pepper and beat up two young fans of Spain in Vitoria and another group tries to sabotage the giant screen of the final in Bilbao
Spain🏛️ PoliticsProgressiveOverlooked by conservatives23 hr. ago

Some thirty people attack with gas and pepper and beat up two young fans of Spain in Vitoria and another group tries to sabotage the giant screen of the final in Bilbao

A group of around thirty people attacked two Spanish football fans with pepper spray and gas in Vitoria-Gasteiz, striking them before they could watch Spain's match at the Plaza de España. The Ertzaintza (Basque police) deployed patrols to locate the suspects. In Bilbao, supporters of the Basque team attempted to sabotage a large screen set up by the Popular Party (PP) to broadcast Spain's World Cup final against Argentina. They threw objects, damaged barriers, and cut cables, briefly disrupting the transmission. Police identified six individuals involved. In Eibar, masked individuals burned a Spanish flag and displayed banners supporting the Basque team and opposing Spain, alongside anti-Spanish slogans. A large screen was installed in Eibar’s Unzaga Square, where graffiti reading 'Puta España' and 'Espainolismoa borrokatu' (fight Spanish nationalism) appeared before the match.

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El Mundo logoEl MundoIndependent🔒Progressive23 hr. ago
Some thirty people attack with gas and pepper and beat up two young fans of Spain in Vitoria and another group tries to sabotage the giant screen of the final in Bilbao

A group of around thirty people attacked two Spanish football fans with pepper spray and gas in Vitoria-Gasteiz, striking them before they could watch Spain's match at the Plaza de España. The Ertzaintza (Basque police) deployed patrols to locate the suspects. In Bilbao, supporters of the Basque team attempted to sabotage a large screen set up by the Popular Party (PP) to broadcast Spain's World Cup final against Argentina. They threw objects, damaged barriers, and cut cables, briefly disrupting the transmission. Police identified six individuals involved. In Eibar, masked individuals burned a Spanish flag and displayed banners supporting the Basque team and opposing Spain, alongside anti-Spanish slogans. A large screen was installed in Eibar’s Unzaga Square, where graffiti reading 'Puta España' and 'Espainolismoa borrokatu' (fight Spanish nationalism) appeared before the match.

Bias read (Progressive): The article focuses on incidents involving attacks on Spanish fans and sabotage of screens broadcasting Spain's national team matches, which are linked to regional identity and opposition to Spanish nationalism. The framing emphasizes actions taken by groups supporting the Basque region and opposing

El País logoEl PaísIndependent🔒Progressive23 hr. ago
Police identify five violent men who tried to sabotage the World Cup final broadcast on a giant screen in Bilbao

A group of individuals attempted to sabotage the broadcast of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina through a large screen installed by the Popular Party in Bilbao. The Basque police have identified five people involved in these disturbances, which required intervention from the Ertzaintza. Another person is under investigation for threatening attendees with a weapon. The incident occurred during a celebration of the World Cup final in Bilbao.

Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the incident as an attempt to disrupt a public event organized by a political party (Partido Popular), implying a political motive behind the sabotage. While the act itself is described neutrally, the emphasis on the political affiliation of the organizers and the involvement of '

ABC (España) logoABC (España)IndependentProgressiveyesterday
Radical openers try to sabotage the giant screen of the World Cup final in Bilbao

During the World Cup final in Bilbao, authorities identified 17 individuals associated with radical Basque separatist groups. Among them was someone investigated for threats involving weapons and throwing objects after incidents occurred in the city. A group of people, some wearing hoods, broke into Doña Casilda Park and attempted to sabotage the large screen set up by the Popular Party (PP) to broadcast the World Cup match between Spain and Argentina.

Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the actions of the unidentified group as 'radicals' aligned with Basque separatism, which is often associated with leftist movements. The emphasis on the PP's involvement in setting up the screen suggests a critique of the ruling party, while the portrayal of the attackers as 'enc

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