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Catalonia faces this Friday a day of independence strike called by the Intersindical-CSC and IAC unions protesting the sentence of the process . A strike that will culminate in a demonstration this afternoon in which the greatest fear is that the riots and violent acts of the last days will happen again .

Barcelona on Thursday lived its fourth day of independence mobilization, a day somewhat quieter than the previous ones that had great moments of tension due to clashes between the groups of the extreme right and independence. A pitched battle that is feared may happen again this Friday.

For the moment, the Mossos d'Esquadra have indicated as guilty of the impossibility of encapsulating the concentrated ultras to the "complexity of the device" present since Monday throughout Catalonia. This complexity of the device throughout the week "did not allow us to do the usual encapsulation in this type of contractions," Mossos sources have reported. [See the images of the fourth day of protests]

The Mossos have argued that the objective at all times was to avoid a pitched battle between the two groups : "We strongly deny any kind of permissiveness with any of the people who have shown violent attitudes in the streets of Barcelona."

Road cuts

At least there are eight roads cut by the independence strike called this Friday. In the early morning they have begun to live multiple road cuts.

Groups of protesters have cut the N-240 in Torregrossa (Lleida) and the C-25 in Brunyola (Girona). They have also cut the C-55 in Solsona (Lleida) and the N-145 in Le Valls de Valira (Lleida). In addition, a demonstration has cut the AP-7 in the direction of La Jonquera .

The same has happened in the AP-2 as it passes through Tarrés (Lleida). The C-153 in Roda Ter , the C-14 in Ponts and the B-522 in Manlleu are also cut by demonstrations. They are also cut the C-25 at the height of Santa Colo de Farners. Likewise, the different Freedom Marches planned for today have already started towards Barcelona, ​​which probably means more cuts in the access roads to Barcelona.

In the merchandise center of Lleida a group of pickets has lit a barricade, while in Girona they have thrown paintings against the headquarters of the Tax Agency.

General strike

This new general strike , the fourth in just two years and not supported by the majority unions (CCOO and UGT), has been called alleging various labor and economic reasons, although in reality it is linked to the independence process.

The minimum services decreed by the Generalitat guarantee, in principle, the operation of 50% of the metro , the metropolitan buses, the tram and the Railways of the Generalitat (FGC) at peak hours, between 06.30 hours and 09.30 hours, and between 17.00 and 20.00, while the rest of the day will be a service of 25%.

The bus that operates between Barcelona and El Prat Airport will also operate with minimum services of 50%.

Throughout the day, local and regional trains will have minimum services of 33% .

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