Shocking Moment Street Sellers Attack American Tourist In Barcelona

6 August 2018, 11:43 | Updated: 28 October 2019, 15:21

Shocking footage shows the moment a gang of street sellers attacked an American tourist with belts.

An American tourist was hospitalised after being attacked by a group of street sellers.

The man, who had tried to stop a woman being abused, was repeatedly punched by the gang.

But as he tried to run away, he was chased by one seller who used a belt to whip him in the back.

The moment a street seller whips an American tourist with a belt in Barcelona
The moment a street seller whips an American tourist with a belt in Barcelona. Picture: CEN

In the shocking footage, a young child can also be seen wandering around the chaos, which took place in Barcelona's Plaça de Catalunya.

The video ends as the group throw punches at somebody behind a parked van, with horrified onlookers watching from a passing tour bus.

The fight broke out after the American tourist reportedly defended a woman with a pram who was being insulted by the gang.