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On Tuesday morning, Spanish police cleared the last protesters from Madrid's Puerta del Sol square after a five-week encampment focused on housing issues. The operation involved about 400 officers and removed 334 remaining occupants; two arrests were made for disobedience and resisting police. Protest organizers had dissolved their committees days prior as their demands for housing measures were met, though they planned a general strike over housing rights on November 11.

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On November 2-3, 2026, Spanish police dismantled a protest camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square, removing 334 people and making two arrests for disobedience and resisting officers. The operation involved 220 national police officers and 180 municipal police officers, with firefighters and social services also participating. This followed over five weeks of protests against Spain's housing crisis, which began after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in September. The protest camp had grown into a sprawling area hosting hundreds of people and included cultural activities and food distribution. The dismantling came ahead of a snap general election scheduled for November 29. Protest organizers on Telegram described it as "a violent police operation" that left several protesters injured, while city authorities said the eviction occurred without incident or violence.

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Spanish police clear remaining housing protesters from Madrid encampment MADRID, Nov 3 - Spanish police removed remaining protesters and tents from Madrid's main square early on Tuesday, officials said, after most of the people demonstrating against soaring rents, home shortages and evictions had already left voluntarily. asserted

most → clear → rents

The pre-dawn operation ended a five-week encampment in the Puerta del Sol square that had become a symbol of Spain's housing crisis and contributed to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's decision to call a snap general election for November 29. asserted

that → end → November

The protests were sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, who later died, with marches called by tenants' unions held across Spain. asserted

who → spark → Spain

Similar camps sprang up in squares in other major Spanish cities, as well as in neighbouring Portugal. asserted

camps → spring → Portugal

The one in Sol grew into a miniature city, with its own named "streets", information stands, cultural activities and food distribution. asserted

one → grow → streets

Riot police moved in to clear the camp of its remaining 334 occupants at around 3 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Tuesday and made two arrests for disobedience and resisting officers, the office of the central government's representative in Madrid said in a statement. asserted

office → move → statement

The operation involved some 400 police, along with firefighters and social services, it said. asserted

it → involve → firefighters

Protesters said on their Telegram messaging channel that the clearing of the camp had been violent and that several campers were injured after being beaten and attacked with pepper spray. asserted

campers → say → spray

The government said in a separate statement that there had been no violence or disturbances. asserted

government → say → statement

Reuters footage showed city workers cleaning the square with water hoses, scrubbing graffiti from statues and disposing of the large plastic tarps strung between lamp posts. asserted

workers → show → posts

On October 30, the campers' main representatives said they were dissolving their organising committees as their original demand had been met after the government passed several housing measures. asserted

government → say → measures

Instead, they planned to focus on a general strike over housing rights and cost of living called for November 11. asserted

they → plan → November

According to the government, a large number of the people still sleeping there were homeless or belonged to other vulnerable groups. uncertain

number → accord → groups

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