‘Open war between racial groups’ in Mallorca as locals band together to fight young Algerians who have brought crime to their neighborhood

An ‘open war’ has been declared in a Mallorca neighborhood after locals clashed with a group of Algerians who allegedly brought violence to the area.

On Monday evening, Spanish police were called to Son Gotleu, a neighborhood in the Mallorcan capital Palma, after a street fight involving around fifty people broke out.

The clashes were described by one local newspaper as an ‘open war between racial groups’.

A gang of locals – an unlikely union made up of Spanish Gypsies, Moroccans and Africans – took matters into their own hands to confront a group of Algerians, who have allegedly installed a reign of terror and turned the neighborhood into a breeding ground. for violent crimes.

According to Ultima Hora, robberies, burglaries and violent attacks – often with a knife – are said to occur regularly in Son Gotleu.

While the street fight initially appeared to have calmed down, further havoc occurred when a crowd of more than 200 people began forming a blockade with containers and throwing objects at police patrols present in the area.

People are seen carrying sticks and blunt objects during the street fight that took place in a Palma neighborhood on Monday after some residents decided to confront an Algerian criminal gang.

Pictured: A man is seen holding a stick after a fight broke out between locals in a Palma neighborhood and Algerian gang members.

Videos have emerged showing the violence of the clashes between the two forces, as well as police attempts to restore order.

Footage showed the groups – armed with sticks and other blunt objects – attacking each other, while others threw chairs.

Police had to use anti-riot equipment to resolve the hostile situation, as seen in a video.

The fire brigade also had to be called after a waste container was set on fire.

At least four people were reportedly injured during the massive brawl, before police eventually managed to restore order.

According to OkDiario, The residents of Son Gotleu agree that the area has suffered ‘never-ending degradation’ by their Algerian neighbors, the majority of whom are illegal migrants living in squatters and have numerous criminal records.

Neighbors of Son Gotleu say the presence of Algerian migrants has led to high crime rates, with many living in fear.

An “open war” between racial groups was declared in the Mallorcan district of Son Gotleu on Monday in an attempt to combat violence from Algerian criminal gangs.

Police arrive on the scene to discourage the mass brawl between racial groups.

Police had to use anti-riot equipment to control the various gangs.

Residents of Son Gotleu fear that the situation will not improve in the long term. Some say they will hunt down all Algerian criminals and throw them out of the community.

This comes after around 10,000 locals took to the streets of Palma this weekend, shouting ‘tourists home’ as they demanded curbs on mass tourism.

A campaign group known as Menys Turisme, Mes Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), has warned they could ‘crash’ Palma airport to get their message across.

Protest organizers have also discussed the possibility of blocking the main port and other tourist hotspots such as Calo des Moro and Es Trenc beaches.

On Wednesday, graffiti with the words ‘Tourists Go Home’ also appeared on entrance signs pointing towards the island’s Tramontana Mountains.

This comes after the same anti-tourism slogan was scrawled on a wall under a property promotion billboard in Nou Llevant near Palma last month.

These are just some of the latest examples of anti-tourism sentiment, which appears to be ripe on the island, as locals claim that high tourist numbers have caused overcrowding and pushed up property prices.