Another eviction in Barcelona

At 9:30 a.m., on the morning of the 4th of july, 12 members of the special police units broke through the front door of Kunterbunt, on the street Benet i Mercader, in the Gracia district (Barcelona) for the purpose of evicting the residents.

At the time there were 4 people present who were allowed to remove there belongings before the house was sealed up.

The house was originally squatted in 1996, then later evicted. Six months ago it was re-squated and used as a home.

On the same day spontaneous demonstration took place at Plaza del Diamant against recent actions by the police in evicting large numbers of squats in Barcelona.