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Arrests have doubled in the Aste Nagusia in Bilbao: 24 arrests, 5 for male violence

Four of the arrests were for touches, all in the festive area, and two others were for breach of restraining orders.

Un total de nueve personas han sido detenidas en la cuarta noche de Aste Nagusia bilbaína, dos de ellas por golpear a policías municipales y una por agresión a un sanitario, según han informado fuentes del Ayuntamiento.
Bilbao Municipal Police. Photo: EITB

The Big Day of Big Week in Bilbao, one of the busiest parties, resulted in 24 arrests of the Municipal Police, 5 of them for male violence and 4 others for confronting officers, more than double the 10 arrests they were making every day during Big Week.

According to municipal sources, 15 arrests took place in the festive area, mainly in the Old Town, and the remaining 9 in the rest of the city.

Four arrests were for touches, all in the festive area, but in total there were five arrests for gender-based violence and two for violation of restraining orders.

Three of the detainees were for an attack on the officer and one for serious resistance.

The remaining detainees were for theft (5), drug trafficking (3), injury (2), threats (1) and court petitions (2).

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