One man dies and two left dripping with blood at a Barcelona metro station after mass machete brawl ‘between rival Pakistani gangs’
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
- A mass brawl broke out with machetes and baseball bats in Barcelona last night
- One man died in what police suspect was a fight between rival Pakistani gangs
- Two men lay wounded at a tube station where platforms were stained with blood
One man has died and at least two others have been seriously injured after a mass knife brawl broke out in Barcelona last night.
Graphic pictures showed two men lying semi-conscious and dripping with blood at a Barcelona metro station with bloodstains along the length of the platform.
Two groups of men – suspected to be rival Pakistani gangs – had battled on the streets using an array of weapons including machetes and baseball bats.
Today police confirmed they were investigating the death of a man during the violent clashes.
Wounded: A man wearing an FC Barcelona tracksuit lies badly injured in a pool of blood on a station platform last night after a mass knife brawl in Barcelona
Clashes: Two groups of men – suspected to be rival Pakistani gangs – had battled on the streets using an array of weapons including machetes and baseball bats
The brawl broke out at around 10pm last night in Badalona, a city which forms part of the Barcelona metropolitan area.
The two injured men were seen badly injured at La Sagrera underground station, one of them wearing an FC Barcelona tracksuit.
A spokesman for the regional Mossos d’Esquadra force said: ‘We are investigating the death of a Pakistani national last night.
‘The incident occurred around 10pm during a fight between a number of people in an area of Badalona known as Salut.
‘One of the participants in the fight died as a result of the injuries he suffered. Two other men were seriously injured.
‘Officers from Badalona’s local police force, the Guardia Urbana, arrested nine men following the fight who are all Pakistani nationals.’
Local reports said up to 30 men are thought to have been involved in the violence which was described as a revenge attack.
Damage: Blood stains the platform of La Sagrera tube station in Barcelona where one man lies injured after the brawl nearby
Police are said to be investigating whether the two rival gangs arranged the brutal fight as part of a drugs-related turf war.
Badalona mayor Alex Pastor said the outbreak of violence showed that more police officers were needed.
He said: ‘I’m shocked at the images from the terrible fight yesterday which has left one man dead and three people seriously injured.
‘Local police and Mossos [Catalan police] have acted very quickly. Thanks for your hard work.’
He later added: ‘Although our police have pooled efforts and arrested nine suspects, most from Barcelona, it’s vital that in Badalona we have more Mossos to help with prevention and avoid cases like this.’
Former Badalona mayor Xavier Garcia Albiol said: ‘The footage is very hard-hitting. A brutal fight has ended with a murder on the streets of Badalona. I am very worried at the situation in some parts of the city.’