Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria shielded from calls for Blocus to wreak havoc

The three Basque capitals have been shielded for today, in the midst of Halloween , by calls from the Blocus movement for damage to shops and urban furniture. The Basque Government's Department of Security has warned that the members of this movement could enter one of the 25legalized and communicated demonstrations and rallies to wreak havoc, before which the Ertzaintza and the local police will act "vigilantly and in coordination".

In this connection, theNational Police arrested a 20-year-old man in Bilbao yesterday for identifying him as the administrator of a social media account linked to the . 

In Bilbao, some shops in the Seven Streets and the centre — especially in the Plaza Circular and the Gran Vía — have installedwooden panels in their windows to prevent looting and destruction.

In Donostia-San Sebastián , several establishments have also done the same. Gs are mostly shops selling high-end clothing and decoration, on Liberty Avenue, in the streets of Hernani and San Bartolomé. 

In Vitoria-Gasteiz, at least for now, no such action has been taken. 

In particular, the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, yesterday called for "ignoring" the calls of Blocus, which have been broadcast on social media, calling for "disguise and destroy" in the name of "more rights, more equality, more housing and more public health."