16.10.2019 - 20:50
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Actualització: 16.10.2019 - 22:50
Barcelona descended into a new night of unrest on Wednesday as protesters set barricades on fire, burning trees and cars near the Catalan Ministry of Interior. Spanish and Catalan police attacked demonstrators and shot foam bullets.
Pro-independence supporters took to the streets for the third day in a row to protest the sentencing of 9 leaders for the crime of sedition. Protesters also clashed with police in the cities of Girona, Lleida and Manresa, among others.
Political prisoners and the Catalan government urged protesters to remain peaceful on Wednesday following scenes of unrest the previous night, which left over a hundred injured.
The Spanish government has warned that it will not tolerate “violence taking over Catalonia”.
