Protesters stage sit-down in Barcelona to prevent violence

Record ID: 1437506

  • Title: Protesters stage sit-down in Barcelona to prevent violence
  • Date: 19th October 2019
  • Summary: PROTESTERS GATHERED VARIOUS OF POLICE VANS PARKED NEAR DEMO PRO-UNION PROTESTERS HOLDING UP SPANISH FLAG IN FRONT OF POLICE VAN PROTESTERS CHANTING (in Catalan) "CATALONIA, ANTI-FASCISTS" VARIOUS OF DEMO IN PROGRESS, PROTESTERS STANDING UP FROM SIT-DOWN POLICE PRESENCE AT DEMO PROTESTERS GATHERED
  • Embargoed: 2nd November 2019 20:45
  • Keywords: Spain Catalonia catalan separatists pro-independence riot police catalan protests
  • Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA003B1RJEPZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE THIS EDIT CONTAINS NUDITY IN SHOT 7
    Catalan demonstrators staged a sit-down on Saturday (October 19) to protest against the jailing of Catalan separatist leaders which has caused a wave of violence in the region.
    The peaceful demonstration was a change of scene after Barcelona saw its worst night of disturbances in decades on Friday (October 18) as masked youths blocked roads with blazing garbage bins and hurled rocks at security forces, who responded by firing repeated rounds of smoke grenades and tear gas.
    Protesters in the Catalan capital chanted slogans like "Catalonia, anti-fascists" and created a human chain to prevent violence between protesters and the police.
    Catalonia's president, Quim Torra, said the violence did not reflect the peaceful nature of the traditional Catalan independence movement and asked for discussions with Madrid.
    (Production: Marco Trujillo, Miguel Pereira, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Elena Rodriguez, Miguel Gutierrez)
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