Feijóo affirms that "differences are defended with arguments, never with violence" in response to the Barcelona riots

On October 24, a student protest called via social media and organized under the slogan "Instituts Indignats" gathered dozens of participants in Plaza de Cataluña in central Barcelona. The demonstration subsequently turned into violent incidents and clashes with the regional police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra.

During the disturbances, hooded activists engaged in acts of vandalism and public disorder. Sources report that participants set fire to a significant number of public trash cans in the square, knocked over parked motorcycles, and smashed the glass panes of two bus shelters, prompting a heavy police lockdown of the area by the Mossos d'Esquadra.