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The three arrested in Bilbao at the Vuelta stage have been released

The detainees have waited for the judge to call them.

GRAFCAV2301. BILBAO, 03/09/2025.- La iniciativa Gernika Palestina ha invadido este miércoles un tramo de la Gran Vía de Bilbao al paso de la Vuelta ciclista por la capital vizcaína en protesta por la participación del equipo Israel Premier Tech y en apoyo a Palestina por lo que ha tenido que intervenir la Ertzaintza y modificar la línea de meta. EFE/ Miguel Toña
Protests for Palestine in Bilbao. Photo: EFE

The three people detained in Bilbao at the stage of the Return to Spain for protests against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team have been released after police proceedings and awaiting summonsby the judge, the Ertzaintza has reported.

Five other persons were identified in these mobilizations and four Ertzaintza officers were injured.

As a result of these altercations, the organizers of the Vuelta decided tosuspendthe stage  that was to end in the Gran Vía de Bilbao ETA three kilometres before the race, considering that the safety conditions were not met, as a group of people burst the protective valleys and entered the road.

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