TERRIFIED British holidaymakers have informed of being trapped in a lodge by livid anti-tourist protesters.
1000’s of demonstrators swarmed resorts on the Canary Islands on Sunday.
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In Gran Canaria, a whole lot gathered in Maspalomas with indicators studying: “Go Residence Vacationers.”
Lee Pattemore, 44, was trapped contained in the Riu lodge with spouse Stacey, 39, and their two daughters, aged 11 and 6.
He informed The Solar: “They had been circling the lodge. My daughter was asking me, ‘Daddy, why are they shouting?’”
Photographs confirmed chaos outdoors the gates of the lodge as cops tried to regain management.
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Landscaping boss Lee, of Epsom, Surrey, mentioned: “There was lots of pushing and shoving.
“We’re too scared to go away the lodge now.”
In Tenerife’s Playa de las Americas, 2,000 activists stormed Troya Seaside, surrounding shocked Brits of their swimwear and chanting: “This seashore is ours.”
Protesters additionally marched in La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro underneath the slogan “The Canaries Have A Restrict” — calling for a extra sustainable tourism.
They are saying locals are priced out of the housing market and tourism is ruining the atmosphere.
Activist Daniel Cabrera mentioned: “We would like tourism — we are not looking for over-exploitation and rubbish tourism that doesn’t profit the native economic system.”
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