News articles: Monday, December 9th

Barcelona news:
On December 7th, 2 young men were arrested for assaulting people with knives and machetes on Line 1 of the Metro in August.  Specifically, a 16-year-old on the train with another smaller child in a wagon was injured.  The images captured by the security cameras on the platforms helped the police to identify the men who had assaulted the youth.  One man is 21 and of Peruvian nationality, and the other is 16 and of Spanish nationality.  The two have been arrested, but released while awaiting trial, and the investigation remains open so that more information may be gleaned from anyone in the public who witnessed or has anything to say about the incident.

Find the article here: http://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos/20131207/54395930089/dos-detenidos-por-agredir-con-machetes-a-un-menor-en-el-metro-de-barcelona.html

Spain news:
Also on the La Vanguardia website, I saw a very startling headline: a 3-year-old girl died in a housefire in Balaguer. Her whole family was in the home, but she was the only victim.  The fire started on the first floor of the house around midnight, for reasons that the firemen couldn't pinpoint yet, and the whole house was soon filled with smoke.  On the second floor of the home, the roof had partially collapsed.  Once the firefighters had put out the fire, they found her body on the stairs.  They assume that the cause of her death was the collapse of the roof on top of her.  She was pronounced dead at the scene, and thus, she wasn't taken to the hospital.

How terrible!

Find the article here: http://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos/20131209/54395312866/muere-nina-tres-incendio-balaguer.html


International news:
One of the biggest news stories in the past week has been the death of the great Nelson Mandela.  La Vanguardia published an article about the celebrations of his life that have been occurring since in South Africa.  The article details the status of Mandela as an icon of South Africans, and describes how many groups of people of different races, religions and social classes took to the streets to dance, sing and celebrate the life of this amazing man.  The South African police are transporting his coffin to his hometown, Qunu, 60 miles away from the nearest airport.  They expect for citizens to be lined up along the streets to pay their respects for the entire journey.

Find the article here: http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20131208/54395283084/sudafrica-celebra-vida-mandela.html