British youths ransacks a Portuguese bar
Footage has emerged of the moment a gang of rowdy British youths launched a startling attack on a bar in a tourist town in the Algarve region of Portugal last week.
The Aloha bar, which sits on the main street close to the Praia da Rocha in Portimão, was bombarded with a torrent of plastic chairs and outdoor furniture by a group of young men.
Local news outlets reported that some of the group had got into a confrontation with another clan at the bar, but turned on members of staff and security when they tried to intervene.
The youths began hurling furniture at the glass doors of the bar in the insolent and seemingly unwarranted attack, which took place at around 1am local time on Tuesday, June 20.
They continued to target members of staff who stood outside trying to prevent the furniture from smashing the windows, despite the video appearing to show no attempts on the part of the staff to retaliate.
Portugal’s civil police force in Portimão (PSP) issued a statement declaring they had identified seven of the youths involved in the attack after tracing them to a local hotel.
Portimão Council meanwhile called for beefed up security in the area, confirming to outlet Portugal Resident that it plans to install 32 CCTV cameras throughout the city, particularly in Praia da Rocha and its main street, in an attempt to reduce violent crime there.
The local authority was also told by the Minister of Internal Administration that PSP will station a permanent rapid response unit at Praia da Rocha to prevent similar attacks on property in the future.
Praia da Rocha was a quiet fishing area on Portugal’s south coast until the 1980s, when local authorities and businesses fully embraced the tourism industry.
The place is now a full blown resort, with a series of glitzy hotels peppered among a centre full of bars and restaurants while several other attractions such as water parks and a marina complex have also been installed.
But the region has witnessed several violent incidents in recent months as a result of alcohol fuelled bar fights and confrontations in the streets.
Just one week prior to last Tuesday’s incident, another mass brawl broke out at Praia da Rocha in which two large groups of foreign tourists engaged in fistfights and launched outdoor furniture at each other in similar fashion outside a nightclub.
Several individuals involved required medical assistance, and the PSP said some had criminal backgrounds.
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Uma arma ai teria resolvido o problema…
They should be banned from entering Portugal…problem solved
Aloha is Portuguese?
This doesn't happen without a reason – even if the reason is unreasonable.
Era f*** as trombas a esses f** d*p** bifes de cavalos. A malta local devia se unir mais. Os arruaceiros vêm todos para cá.