Spanish protesters clash with police for third night in a row over rapper's arrest

Spanish protesters clashed with police forces for the third night in a row on Thursday (February 18) over the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel.

Spanish protesters clashed with police forces for the third night in a row on Thursday (February 18) over the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel.

Footage filmed in Valencia by @Jorgee1113 shows police beating a protester with batons.

Additional footage by @alexCVit and @jordicosta1425 respectively shows police vans advancing towards a crowd of protesters and scuffles between police forces and demonstrators.

In Barcelona, barricades were set on fire prompting the intervention of firefighters.

Footage filmed @jordicosta1425 shows at least two fires and large plumes of smoke billowing into the air.