Spain, clashes in Barcelona between police and Catalan protesters

2019-10-16T20:43:19.686Z

The Catalans, angry at the condemnation of separatist leaders, clashed with the police outside the interior ministry of the region, in Barcelona. In the city it is the third consecutive night of unrest. The protesters threw cans, stones and bottles against the agents, while the police used batons to repel the angry crowd, as shown by the images transmitted by the channel to news 24 Thousands of other people gathered in the main street of the capital regional for a peaceful demonstration. They launched rolls of toilet paper in the air as a sign that "so many things must be cleaned in the region". The requests for the resignation of the Catalan head of internal affairs, Miquel Buch, have increased and condemned the protesters and defended the actions of the police. The protests began on Monday after the highest judicial authority in Madrid imposed prison sentences ranging from nine to thirteen years to nine former Catalan leaders on charges of sedition, for their role in organizing the referendum for the independence of the 2017.