​GBC receives reports of one or two violent incidents in La Linea

GBC has received reports of one, possibly two, violent incidents in La Linea involving some young people from Gibraltar, who were hurt on their way back from the fair.

Our information suggests 'Gibraltar Español' was heard during one of these incidents.

GBC has been informed that those involved reported the incident to the Spanish police.

We have also been told Customs officers at the frontier called for an ambulance for one or two of the individuals involved.

One was bleeding, and another was checked for possible concussion.

The Gibraltar Government has directly linked this incident to the celebrations following Spain’s win in Euro 2024, in which players led chants of ‘Gibraltar es Español’

Number Six also pointed to what it called dehumanising statements by Spanish politicians Esteban Gonzalez Pons and Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, calling the resulting violence unfortunately unsurprising.

Whether intended or not, the Government says these are the consequences of the actions we have seen.