- Title: Riots erupt between Spanish police and separatist protesters in Barcelona
- Date: 18th October 2019
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 18, 2019) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS WITH FACES COVERED, FLAMES AND SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND, PROTESTERS ESCAPING THE SMOKE RIOT POLICE LINE, RIOT POLICE SHOOTING FOAM PROJECTILE VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WITH THE FACE COVERED THROWING OBJECTS TO RIOT POLICE RIOT POLICE LINE, PROTESTERS RUNNING AND TAKING OBJECTS PROTESTER LAYING ON THE GROUND SURROUNDED BY OTHER PROTESTERS PROTESTERS SHELTERING IN THE STREETS PROTESTERS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH A FLARE IN THE GRASS PROTESTERS IN THE STREET SHELTERING WITH UMBRELLAS, WHITE SMOKE RISING AND SPREADING, FLAMES IN THE BACKGROUND RIOT POLICE SHOOTING FOAM RIFLE, DEMONSTRATORS SHELTERING WITH UMBRELLA AND ESCAPING PROTESTERS THROWING OBJECTS TO RIOT POLICE BEHIND GARBAGE CONTAINER, RIOT POLICE SHOOTING FOAM RIFLE PROTESTERS RUNNING AWAY, FLARES ON THE GROUND, FLAMES IN THE BACKGROUND
- Embargoed: 1st November 2019 20:21
- Keywords: clashes with police riots independence pro-independence protesters separatists riot police clashes
- Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001B1MLYKN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Violent demonstrators clashed with police in central Barcelona on Friday (October 18) following five days of protests in the capital of Catalonia, throwing objects to riot police who answered with foam projectiles.
A crowd of protesters hurled stones and cans at police, while others set garbage containers in fire for making barricades.
These clashes follow the violence on Thursday (October 17) as pro-independence supporters clashed with police and right-wing groups in running battles.
Other mass rallies held across the city to denounce lengthy prison terms handed down this week to nine independence leaders, were peaceful.
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