Mass brawl in arenal: two women with a knife and racket arrested!
Mass brawl in arenal: two women with a knife and racket arrested!
In the popular holiday area El Arenal on Mallorca, there was a violent mass brawl on Friday evening, which the local emergency services called on the scene. Two women who come from rival, well -known families were arrested after the dispute escalated between around 30. According to Ostfriesen-Zeitung , the discussion took place about 200 meters from the beach at the Sant Cristòfol intersection and Antoni Catany Location for previous conflicts.
The incident took its course around 6:10 p.m. when the situation initially calmed down. But around 7 p.m. the aggression and the fight broke out to a full extent. In total, several people were injured, including the two women. One of them suffered a cut injury on the arm and was taken to the Son Llàtzer hospital, while the other could be cared for outpatient and injured his finger. This was confirmed by the police on request from the island media, which also reported this.
origin of the conflict
The background of this argument is still unclear, according to mallorca magazin However, it is a family dispute within the Roma community and a long-term feud between the families concerned. The women were armed with a cutter knife and a baseball bat and injured each other. It should also be mentioned that a large contingent of emergency services, including the emergency services 061 and the Guardia Civil, was on site to control the situation.
The dark side of tourism
This incident is not isolated, but reflects the social tensions that mass tourism on the island brings. Mallorca has developed from a quiet island to one of the most popular travel destinations, which makes up over 80% of the region's gross domestic product. But this development has its price. Historians like Antoni Riera see tourism as a double -edged sword, which threatens the prosperity of the locals. Under the motto "Mallorca is not a amusement park", there are increasingly protests against mass tourism, such as
Local complaints about rising rents, overcrowding of the beaches such as Trenc in summer and the loss of their cultural identity. The regional government plans to regulate tourism and promote sustainable practices in order to minimize the negative effects for the local population. But the implementation of these measures and the future of tourism in Mallorca are uncertain. The mass brawl in El Arenal could not only be viewed as an isolated event, but also stands for the greater challenges with which the island and its residents are faced with the continued flow of tourists.
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