Back in September we told you about how the Latin Kings — a Latino group some call a street gang, others a cultural organization – had made progress in gaining acceptance in Spain by registering themselves as a non-profit organization in Barcelona. Now it seems that citizens of at least one neighborhood in Madrid have had enough of the Kings, and took to the streets to try to eliminate them, after a massive confrontation between the two groups which left 7 injured:

Shouting “Latin Kings out!” and “We’re going to get them, we’re going to kill them”, some 600 young people from Alcorcón met up on Avenida Alcalde José Aranda in response to the brawl between Spaniards and Latinos that left 7 hurt, three seriously injured, and another seven arrested [the latter from] the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.

According to 20 Minutos, some members of the Spanish group were wearing ski masks and carrying baseball bats, knives and pistols.

This is also supposedly the first incident of Latino-Spanish confrontation, and the media has blown it up really big. What’s to come? I’m sure a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment in Spain, unfortunately.

Meanwhile, the local government denies that the presence of the Latin Kings in the area all together.

Via / 20 Minutos