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La Vuelta organizers have called a press conference for noon today in Madrid

At the last kilometre of the final stage of the Vuelta, in the centre of Madrid, clashes broke out between police and demonstrators when the roadblocks were knocked down, resulting in the arrest of two people and 22 officers injured.

Protestas propalestinas en el final de La Vuelta en Madrid
Image of yesterday's riots in Madrid. Photo: EFE
The organizers of the Vuelta have called a press conference for this Monday at 12:00 in a hotel north of Madrid. Director Javier Guillén will appear to denounce the protests against Israel that cancelled the last stage.



The 90th edition of the Return to Spain has had its end in the absence of 56 kilometers to finish. Indeed, pro-Palestinian demonstrations took the last few kilometres of the stage road, forcingthe final stage to be cancelled.

This last mile was the scene of clashes between police and demonstrators as they knocked down the roadblocks. That's when the protesters started a sudden march of A along the route of the stage, resulting in 2 detainees and 22 officers injured.

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