Right-wing extremism | Riots after train accident in Spain

“Criminals,” reads a banner during a protest in front of the Spanish Ministry of Transport in the capital after the collision between two trains that killed more than 60 people. Photo: dpa/Europa PressAnanda Manjón Madrid. In the Spanish capital Madrid, right-wing extremist groups protested after the serious Urda train crash. Tensions arose between parts of the approximately 1,500 demonstrators and the police, as the television station TVE reported. Officers eventually used tear gas to break up the demonstration.

The protest was directed against the government of Social Democratic Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Transport Minister Óscar Puente, who the rally participants attributed responsibility for the train accident in Toledo province.

At least 68 people were killed in the collision between two high-speed trains. The exact cause of the collision has not yet been clarified. Transportation Secretary Puente suggested human error as a possible explanation. But an investigation must clarify whether this is substantiated.

The ultra-right Falangist Youth had called for the demonstration on social media. Other right-wing groups joined the protest. dpa/nd

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