Catalan Protesters Clash With Police in Barcelona, Spain
Published Date: 10/16/2019
Source: VOA News
Protesters clashed with police in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Wednesday, October 16, with some setting cars ablaze and throwing petrol bombs on the third day of disturbances caused by convictions handed down to leaders of a failed bid to declare an independent state. Riot police charged and fired foam bullets as protesters set fire to bins and cars near the interior department of the regional government in Barcelona. ----- READ MORE: Violent clashes erupted in Barcelona and other Catalan towns after Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday handed nine separatist Catalan leaders lengthy prison sentences for their part in an October 2017 effort to achieve independence. Spain’s government said Wednesday it would do whatever it takes to stamp out violence in Catalonia, where clashes between regional independence supporters and police have injured more than 200 people in two days. “Everything is prepared and (the government) will act, if needed, with firmness, proportionality and unity,” a government statement said. It said caretaker prime minister Pedro Sánchez was meeting with other national political leaders and “he doesn’t rule out any scenario.” Many people in Catalonia have long fought to break away from Spain and become a new European country. (AP) ------ LINK: https://www.voanews.com/europe/catalans-march-barcelona-after-2-nights-violence