British ‘stag do’ vacationers arrested after brawl at Majorca restaurant

Eight British ‘stag do’ male tourists have been arrested following a mass fight at a Majorca restaurant, leaving a waiter and two police officers injured. 

The violent incident occurred at around 7.30pm yesterday at the Balneario Illetas beach club restaurant in Calvia, the municipality where party resort Magaluf is located.

Town hall chiefs said a waiter had been injured after being hit in the head and two police officers were also hurt.

They said they would be taking a tough stance against people who ‘put the security of the municipality at risk’.

Footage of the incident that led to the arrests of the British revellers has emerged, showing the violent scuffle on a Majorcan beach.

Restaurant staff are seen grappling with British tourists who started a fight at a Majorcan beach-side restaurant.

One woman was filmed being knocked to the ground as she tried to stop the brawl.

People were pushed and shoved at a Majorca beach on Wednesday after a fight broke out between British tourists and restaurant staff. The tourists, who were said to be on a stag do, were seen throwing cans of beer into the sea. The brawl erupted after being told to stop by the waiter. 

The video shows security guards and restaurant staff grappling with the allegedly drunken holidaymakers on the sand, as reggaeton music played in the background.

Women could be heard screaming ‘Stop’ and one onlooker was overheard saying: ‘I just can’t believe it.’

A woman and one of the security guards ended up being knocked to the ground in the scuffle.  

The Brits involved in the fight were later pictured in handcuffs on steps by the beach club, before being taken away by police. 

A council spokesman urged ‘tourists like these’ to go somewhere else.

Commenting on yesterday evening’s events, Calvia Council said: ‘A mass fight at the Balneario Illetas restaurant on Wednesday has led to the arrest of eight English men aged around 30.’

Eight British men have been arrested in Majorca following a brawl at a restaurant. They are pictured getting handcuffed on some steps at the beach club restaurant before being taken away by police. The fight resulted in a waiter and two police officers being injured.

‘A waiter was injured after being hit in the head and two police officers were also hurt and are awaiting a medical evaluation.’

The British tourists were said to have been on a stag do holiday and were staying at a hotel in the area.  

The men reportedly began to throw rubbish and cans of lager into the sea, which annoyed other customers and sunbathers on the beach.

According to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, the fight broke out after a waiter asked them to stop.

‘The response of the group, who appeared to have drunk excessively, was extremely violent.’

‘They attacked staff and confronted the police.’

The council also said that seven restaurant customers and sunbathers have already pressed charges against the violent British tourists.

The brawl comes just days after 15,000 Majorcans took to the street to protest against tourists, and the disruption they bring to the local area.

Protesters hold a banner reading ‘Mallorca is not for sale’

Calvia’s deputy mayor Esperanza Catala said this morning: ‘Let no-one be mistaken, we are going to be inflexible with this sort of people that we don’t want in Calvia and we are not going to let them get away with anything.’

‘We are not going to allow anyone to come here that puts the security of our municipality at risk and damages our image.’

‘They need to take note and go somewhere else if they don’t know how to behave,’ she added. 

The brawl in Majorca comes in the midst of ongoing anti-tourism protests on the island, as locals attempt to clamp down on disruptions caused by holidaymakers. 

On Saturday, around 15,000 people took to the streets of Palma to show their unhappiness towards tourism. Locals were seen holding placards with slogans reading ‘tourists go home’ and some even heckled foreign holidaymakers whilst they enjoyed their evening meals.