80 hurt at huge Spanish SMS-invite party

Here’s a follow-up to the SMS-invite party in Spain…

Link: Top News | Reuters.co.ca.

A mass street drinking session by Spanish youths turned into a riot in Barcelona early on Saturday and 68 people were injured and 54 arrested in clashes between youths and riot police, police said.

Another 12 people were hurt and 16 arrested in clashes between police and street drinkers in the historic city of Salamanca, 180 kms (110 miles) northwest of Madrid, state radio said.

Tens of thousands of young people congregated in cities around Spain on Friday night in an attempt to hold the country’s biggest street drinking session or "botellon" ("big bottle").