Reuters: Clashes in central Barcelona on fifth day of separatist protests
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators waving pro-independence flags poured into Barcelona on Friday, the fifth day of sometimes violent protests over the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders.
While the vast majority of the rallies were peaceful, a few hundred masked youths clashed with Spanish police in the heart of the city late in the afternoon, blocking a broad boulevard with burning garbage bins and hurling rocks at the security forces.
Bystanders fled to the safety of shop doorways as police vans tried and failed to clear the road and police in full riot gear fired smoke grenades toward the rioters.
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More News On The Unrest In Catalonia
Strike paralyses Catalonia as protesters converge on Barcelona -- France 24
Catalonia protests: Marches and general strike paralyse Barcelona -- BBC
Catalonia holds general strike as protesters descend on Barcelona -- DW
Huge rallies in Barcelona over jailing of Catalan separatists -- The Guardian
Catalan leader calls for independence vote as protests continue -- Al Jazeera
Former Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont hands himself in to Belgian authorities -- France 24
Ex-Catalan leader appears before Belgian authorities over arrest warrant -- The Guardian
Puigdemont turns himself in; protests paralyse Catalonia -- Al Jazeera
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