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Europe
Barcelona mayhem: Clashes with police as ‘half a million' pro-independence supporters rally amid general strike
2019-10-21
h/t Gates of Vienna
[Voice of Europe] -A huge crowd with Catalan flags has paralyzed central Barcelona as people from all across the region protested the harsh prison sentences for pro-independence leaders by the Spanish court and called for parting ways with Madrid, RT.com writes.

The police estimated that at least 525,000 turned up in the center of Barcelona, local media cited law enforcement. "Independence,""The streets will be ours" and "Freedom to political prisoners" were among the chants heard at the massive gathering.

The rally continued more or less peacefully for a few hours, but was eventually marred by more serious violence as some of the protesters started building barricades and setting garbage containers on fire. They tossed stones and other foreign objects at the riot police, who were seen firing back ‐ presumably using rubber bullets or other projectiles ‐ and charging at the rioters with batons.
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