Possible Ponferrada mugging

[Purple Backpack]

There was a Facebook posting this morning that two pilgrims were robbed last night in Ponferrada and that a pilgrim was mugged with a knife in Ponferrada at 5:30 am this morning. The post said the pilgrim’s pack was sliced open and his hand was cut. There was a photo of hiking gear strewn all over a street. I don’t know if this is real or not, just thought a heads up may be nice for anyone leaving in the dark to walk with others.

 

[David Tallan]

For those who would like to see the original report, it can be found here.

Note: Some have been reporting challenges with the link. It is to a public post in a public group (Camino de Santiago All Routes) so it should work okay. But in case it doesn't, here is a screenshot of the post:

 

[ivar]

It seems there have been some arrests related to this:

Detienen a un grupo de jóvenes por el atraco violento a peregrinos en Ponferrada

Hay tres arrestados pero podría haber más implicados por los robos con agresión que han sufrido un español, un italiano y un japonés en los últimos días, siempre al amanecer

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