London – Criticized for its high rate of tourist theft, Barcelona went viral worldwide this week with a video of a TV report showing a backpack being stolen on the beach.
The broadcaster RTVE recorded an interview with a tourist on the beach of São Miguel, one of the most famous in the city, in which the theft of another swimmer was accidentally recorded.
However, the police did their best to reverse the bad impression, caught the thief and returned the loot to its owner.
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Tourist praises Barcelona in video showing the theft
The problem of robbery from tourists is repeated in the Spanish city.
Earlier this summer, another video went viral showing that a Hublot watch worth nearly US$1 million was stolen by a man in the Las Ramblas tourist area in central Barcelona.
The visitor RTVE spoke to this Sunday (14) didn’t seem worried about the robberies.
He spoke positively to the reporter about his impressions of the beach, clean sea water and food. The backpack appears in the background, facing the sea, with the owner on his back.
When the owner leaves, the thief approaches and takes him, passing by the camera and recording his face.
The tourist says he fascinated Barcelona and that there is an un bañista on the back of the roban hand pocket.
There is no sadder and truer picture of what Barcelona is like. pic.twitter.com/hXf5htnYtl— Marcal Lorente ???? (@Marsallorente) 14 August 2022
Then the victim returns and realizes that his belongings have been taken. He walks around asking if anyone has seen his backpack.
However, the TV crew didn’t realize the scene was being recorded until they got to the station, as Marta Ribas, sub-editor of RTVE Catalunha, explains.
Later, the Barcelona Municipal Guard announced that it had succeeded in catching the thief and recovering the proceeds from the theft, thanks to the video posted on social media.
According to the head of the force, the man had already committed other thefts.
Thanks to a video posted on ahir a les xarxes socials ia about reporting the victim, avui both identifi i l’autor d’un furt a la platja de denouncet #SantMiquel. According to Les imatges, the author takes advantage of the fact that propietari d’una ???? for agafar it and marxar del lloc does not exist at once. pic.twitter.com/Ya0DeQULyN
— Guardia Urbana Barcelona (@GUBBarcelona) 14 August 2022
Unusual situations involving TV crews are common and go viral on social media. Some are ordinary, some not so much.
Two months ago, a news report on rising fuel prices on Greek television was criticized for showing a mechanic teaching how thieves steal gasoline in a way deemed “too didactic”.
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source: Noticias
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