Tension in Madrid between housing protesters and demonstrators with Spanish flags

On Monday, October 12, Spanish police deployed a security cordon around a housing protest camp located in the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. The intervention followed rising tensions at the site between the housing activists and a separate group of demonstrators carrying Spanish flags.

According to the available reports, some members of the flag-carrying group identified as far-right individuals bearing specific insignia. The deployment by law enforcement was executed to manage the confrontation and maintain order between the opposing groups at the central Madrid location.