Police arrested three people near Puerta del Sol after a far-right rally in Madrid. Officers fired rubber bullets when groups tried to cross the security cordon around the housing camp.
Police arrested three people on Montera Street in central Madrid after they tried to reach the Puerta del Sol camp. The Delegación del Gobierno en Madrid confirmed the arrests. Officers also fired rubber bullets near Carrera de San Jerónimo and Plaza de Canalejas as groups tried to move forward.
A police cordon separated the Banco de España area from Sol, with around 500 officers stationed between the two points. Several days earlier, police had detained two people accused of breaching a cordon around the Real Casa de Correos during the same campaign linked to the Sol camp, Europa Press reported.
The rally drew about 400 people, information from the Delegación del Gobierno en Madrid. Indignados por España organised it to oppose the Puerta del Sol camp and support "social and national" housing.
Núcleo Nacional and Democracia Nacional backed the demonstration. Participants shouted against the central government and the Sol camp. They also called for "mass deportations" and the "defence of national sovereignty" after what organisers described as the "invasion of Ceuta".
The organisers initially planned to meet at Alcalá 21 near the square, but later shifted the gathering to the Banco de España area after groups announced the change on social media. Protesters began arriving at about 19:30.
Reuters reported that tens of thousands of people took part in nationwide demonstrations that day, including large marches across Spain. In Madrid, hundreds gathered in Puerta del Sol as the far-right rally took place. They shouted "aquí están los antifascistas" and said they were defending the camp. Madrid Antifascista used the same description online. People staying at the camp expected the opposing groups to try to reach the square.
Police kept the two groups apart. Officers used rubber bullets to stop attempts to break through toward the camp, Reuters reported. The arrests on Montera Street and rubber bullets on nearby routes showed how police handled the confrontation.
Housing demonstrations took place in around 50 Spanish towns that day. In Madrid, the Sindicato de Inquilinas called the protests with support from Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). The Sol camp had already become a visible part of the housing dispute in an earlier report.
The rally shifted from Alcalá 21 to Banco de España, and the confrontation followed onto the streets linking the two sites. Hundreds gathered on each side, while 500 officers stood between them. Access to Sol became the basic security concern.
The day ended with arrests and police intervention beside the camp. The housing dispute had also become a fight over access to a central public space. Officials kept the rival groups apart by force.
