Spanish Police Arrest Blocus Teens Over Alleged Looting and Riot Plans

Spanish police have arrested several teenagers and young adults linked to the Blocus movement over alleged plans to loot shops and provoke violence around Halloween, with investigations spanning Valencia, Barcelona and Lleida. In Valencia, authorities detained a 17-year-old accused of creating messaging channels to organize attacks on shops, and an 18-year-old accused of urging members to make and use Molotov cocktails to distract police during looting; another report describes the arrest of an alleged Blocus founder and promoter in the area. In Catalonia, police arrested teenagers suspected of coordinating vandalism in Barcelona and running groups that allegedly promoted looting and attacks on officers in Lleida. The messaging groups drew hundreds of users, and police say investigations remain open; the suspects face allegations, not convictions.