- Title: Mixed reactions as Barcelona cleans up after night of violence
- Date: 19th October 2019
- Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BURNT BICYCLES STILL ATTACHED TO BARRIER ON STREET CORNER DAMAGED PUBLICITY BOARD DAMAGED STAND SELLING LOTTERY TICKETS VARIOUS OF DAMAGED PHARMACY SIGN, PHARMACY EMPLOYEES OPENING SHOP (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) 62-YEAR-OLD PHARMACY MANAGER, MARIA DOLORES, SAYING: "Things started escalating and escalating until they started burning containers and clashing with the police. It reached a level where I couldn't understand what was happening, I'm not capable of understanding it, authorities are the ones who have to know, explain or prevent. I cannot say anything except that it was a horrible night." VARIOUS OF COUNCIL WORKERS WORKING ON BURNT TARMAC, POLICE LOOKING ON VARIOUS OF COUNCIL WORKER USING PRESSURE WASHER TO CLEAN BURNT TARMAC (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN TOURIST FORM SAO PAULO, MILA MATOSCO, SAYING: "We arrived a little scared, there was a lot of movement, demonstrators with flags. We were a little worried. People from a restaurant told us not to go to Placa Catalunya because it could be dangerous, we saw a lot of movement from our room's balcony. We saw fire on the street, helicopters. We heard lot of sirens, from police and ambulances. We saw that people were scared." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING DOWN LA RAMBLA
- Embargoed: 2nd November 2019 10:45
- Keywords: Spain Catalonia catalan separatists pro-independence riot police catalan protests violent protesters aftermath
- Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001B1RIM9Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY (SHOT 15)
Severe signs of damage were seen on the streets of Barcelona's city centre on Saturday (October 19), after the city suffered its worst night of urban unrest in decades on Friday (October 18).
Masked youths blocked roads with blazing garbage bins and hurled rocks at security forces. Police responded firing repeated rounds of smoke grenades and tear gas.
There were mixed feelings from tourists in Barcelona after witnessing the violence in the Catalan capital.
A local resident and pharmacy manager said she could no longer understand what was happening and that the authorities should "know, explain and prevent" the situation.
Health authorities said 182 people across the region were hurt, including 152 in Barcelona. Some 17 police also needed hospital treatment in the city.
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