Car plows into crowd outside Espanyol vs. Barcelona injuring several people
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Car plows into crowd outside Espanyol vs. Barcelona injuring several people
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Police officers in riot gear assist a person following an incident in which a car drove into the crowd near the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on May 15, 2025, in this screen grab from a social media video. (@edumasllorens/via REUTERS )
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A person is held by police officers in riot gear following an incident in which a car drove into the crowd near the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on May 15, 2025, in this screen grab from a social media video. (@edumasllorens/via REUTERS )
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A man reacts at the scene of an incident in which a car drove into the crowd near the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on May 15, 2025, in this screen grab from a social media video. (@edumasllorens/via REUTERS )
Car plows into crowd outside Espanyol vs. Barcelona injuring several people
The incident occurred in the opening minutes of Barcelona’s game at crosstown rival Espanyol
Driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing injury
Updated 16 May 2025
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BARCELONA: Several people were hurt when a driver lost control and plowed into a crowd gathered outside a soccer match between RCD Espanyol and city rivals FC Barcelona, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the opening minutes of Barcelona’s game at crosstown rival Espanyol with the visitors eyeing La Liga title.
Salvador Illa, the regional president for Spain’s Catalonia region, said that all the injuries were “minor” and also ruled out any deliberate attack.
Police said up to 13 people were hurt when the vehicle rammed into the crowd outside RCDE Stadium in southern Barcelona.
The police added in a message on X that the incident presented no danger to the people inside the stadium.
The driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing injury.
Barcelona clinched the Spanish league title with a victory.
Australian right-wing lawmaker denounced over Muslim remarks
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SYDNEY: Australia’s race discrimination watchdog demanded an apology Wednesday over remarks by a hard-right lawmaker targeting Muslims. Anti-immigration One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson said Monday that Australia should show a “tough stance” against Islam and radicalization. “Their religion concerns me, because what it says in the Qur'an: they hate Westerners, and that’s what it’s all about,” the senator told Sky News Australia. “You say: ‘Oh, well, there’s good Muslims out there’. Well, I’m sorry, how can you — you know — tell me there are good Muslims?“ Comments that “stigmatize and devalue” people serve to increase fear and deepen division, said Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman. “To those who speak about the importance of social cohesion: you cannot build it by isolating, belittling, or casting suspicion on an entire group of Australians.” Unity starts with respect, he said in a statement. “I call on Senator Hanson to withdraw her remarks and offer an apology to Muslim Australians.” Hanson backpedalled earlier in the day, telling public broadcaster ABC that she did not in fact believe there were no good Muslims. She added, however, that she was sorry if she offended anyone “that doesn’t believe in sharia law, or multiple marriages, or wants to bring Daesh brides in, or people from Gaza that believe in a caliphate.” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday that her comments were “wrong and cruel,” and unworthy of someone in public office. Recent opinion polls show Hanson’s One Nation party eclipsing the main right-leaning opposition coalition of Liberal and National parties. It is unclear how polling for One Nation might translate into general election success, however. One Nation has one member in the 150-seat federal lower house of parliament and four senators in the 76-seat federal upper house.
