More than 3000 people joined in Lisbon in favor of the detainees of the Global Sumud flotilha. The demonstration toured the Portuguese capital between Martim Moniz and Rossio station. A manifestor was electrocuted after climbing a carriage.
Started at Martim Moniz Square, the Pro-Palestinian manifestation, which did not end in the best way At Rossio station, where several protesters barred and a young man was electrocuted.
Rossio station was taken by Gaza Support Protesters, in the late afternoon, forcing the PSP intervention brigade to prevent the occupation of the train lines.
Protesters on site scream “Free, Free Palestine, Stop The Genocide ”, in front of the trains access gates at the Rossio Terminal station in Lisbon, checked Lusa at the site.
The presence of the intervention brigade was required by the head of the PSP elements who moved to the station, and confirmed by the Lusa agency.
Prior to the arrival of the brigade elements, a protester was thrown to the ground by a PSP agent, to prevent the entrance into the train terminals.
“Israel is a killer state, live the struggle of the Palestinian people,” he hears in unison at Rossio station, along with Palmas and whistles to the sound of drums, as well as the watchword “the united people will never be overcome.”
Mias late, a Young man who participated in the demonstration was electrocutedwhen trying to climb to the top of a train. Source of the Firefighters told Lusa that the protester will have catenary.
I’m laughing so far the great idea they had🤣.
How much stupidity!— Elloáâ
According to, the young man suffered 3rd degree burns. Was taken to the São José Hospital with injuries considered serious.
A circulation of the trains was cutbetween the Rossio and Campolide train stations for about 45 minutes, at the request of PSP – reports the.
“Paulo Rangel, Pau Commanded of Israel”
More than 3000 people joined the demonstration in favor of the detainees of the Global Sumud flotilha.
“The participation of 500 people was planned and 3000 people entered, now, at the end of the demonstration. I am sure that this number was widely overtaken,” a police element told Lusa agency, at the end of the demonstration, which arrived at Rossio at 4:55 pm.
Joana Mortáguasister of the deputy and coordinator of the Left Bloc, Mariana Mortágua, detained in Israel since the last day 1, also paraded in concentration.
Needling to make statements about the process, Joana Mortágua corroborated only Lusa that her latest news from her sister and the other three Portuguese detained in Israel date Friday.
“Despite all the international pressure, Israel today bombarded Gaza again,” he concluded.
The former leader of the Left Block Fancisco Louça and the PCP candidate for the presidential elections, António Filipewere counted among the participants in the demonstration.
Speaking to Lusa, Francisco Loução said the movement in favor of a free Palestine reached “a huge dimension worldwide.”
“It is impossible to stop this movement against the government of Israel, as has been seen in the demonstrations in Europe,” he said.
Francisco Loução reiterated that there was no news since Friday of the Portuguese detainees who participated in the Global Sumud flotilha.
Criticism of the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, were listened to the small speeches in D. Pedro IV, Rossio, Lisbon, blaming him for “agreeing” with the “Killer Government of Israel”.
Earlier, while paraded through the streets of Lisbon, one of the ‘slogans’ shouted in unison was “Paulo Rangel, Paulo Rangel, Pau Commanded of Israel”.
A Palestinian Serena SabbathOne of the people who spoke at Rossio drew attention to the “genocide” that Israel continues to commit against the Palestinian people, considering that the “whole world” cannot continue to allow this to happen.
“Paulo Rangel frees ours” and “Palestine free” were the slogans most heard in the final discourses of the demonstration even though participants remain mobilized at Rossio.
At the intersection between Rua Áurea and Rua da Conceição, a popular provoked the protesters, with the police acting immediately and formed a cord to prevent any aggressions.
Also the organizers of the demonstration immediately appealed to calm, stressing that it is a manifestation for peace.
