Saturday, August 11, 2012

Spanish police arrest 5 for 'Robin Hood' heist

MADRID (AP) ? Spanish police say they have arrested five left-wing union activists for their alleged role in a "Robin Hood"-style looting of a supermarket made to highlight the plight of people suffering through the country's recession.

The southern Andalusian Workers' Union made news Tuesday when a handful of its activists made off with nine trolleys full of food from a supermarket in the southern town of Ecija and left without paying. They later handed the food to poor unemployed people.

A police statement said one person was arrested during an eviction Friday of members of the union who were squatting on Defense Ministry land to protest its abandonment and demanding it be handed over to hard-pressed farmers.

Two others were arrested elsewhere Friday, and two Thursday.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2012-08-10-Spain-Financial%20Crisis/id-f3ee1fe76ec14106a31d5651c5c79569

nancy pelosi gop debate republican debate lewis black kirkwood chris brown and rihanna nightline

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.