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Violent Clashes in Catalonia After Separatists Detention

Published October 22nd, 2019 - 06:46 GMT

Massive clashes flared up in Barcelona between police and angry protesters due to the arrest of Catalan separatist leaders.

The Spanish Supreme Court earlier jailed 9 Catalan separatists two hard terms in prison stemming from government attempts to declare independence two years ago.

Thousands of people held vigils near the Spanish government offices in Catalonia's four provinces. Spain responded by arresting over 51 people overnight across Catalonia.

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A protester waves a Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flag during a protest outside the Spanish Government regional office in Barcelona on October 21, 2019. PAU BARRENA / AFP

A protester waves a Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flag during a protest outside the Spanish Government regional office in Barcelona on October 21, 2019. PAU BARRENA / AFP

Protesters gather to participate in a "Balloons Party" demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) outside the Catalan government's Interior Department on October 21, 2019 in Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP

Protesters gather to participate in a "Balloons Party" demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) outside the Catalan government's Interior Department on October 21, 2019 in Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP

Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded with batons and rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP

Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded with batons and rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP

Protesters turn their smartphones' torches on during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP

Protesters turn their smartphones' torches on during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP

A demonstrator uses a traffic cone as megaphone during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started in Catalonia. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded by using their batons and firing rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP

A demonstrator uses a traffic cone as megaphone during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started in Catalonia. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded by using their batons and firing rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court's jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago Pau Barrena / AFP

The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court's jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago Pau Barrena / AFP

Protesters hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for politic prisoners!" during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. AFP

Protesters hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for politic prisoners!" during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. AFP

A protester holds up a sign with an anti-fascist symbol during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

A protester holds up a sign with an anti-fascist symbol during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

Separatist Catalan leaders today called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and protesters. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

Separatist Catalan leaders today called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and protesters. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP

A protester waves a Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flag during a protest outside the Spanish Government regional office in Barcelona on October 21, 2019. PAU BARRENA / AFP
Protesters gather to participate in a "Balloons Party" demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) outside the Catalan government's Interior Department on October 21, 2019 in Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP
Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded with batons and rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Protesters turn their smartphones' torches on during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP
A demonstrator uses a traffic cone as megaphone during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started in Catalonia. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded by using their batons and firing rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court's jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago Pau Barrena / AFP
Protesters hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for politic prisoners!" during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. AFP
A protester holds up a sign with an anti-fascist symbol during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Separatist Catalan leaders today called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and protesters. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
A protester waves a Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flag during a protest outside the Spanish Government regional office in Barcelona on October 21, 2019. PAU BARRENA / AFP
A protester waves a Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flag during a protest outside the Spanish Government regional office in Barcelona on October 21, 2019. PAU BARRENA / AFP
Protesters gather to participate in a "Balloons Party" demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) outside the Catalan government's Interior Department on October 21, 2019 in Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP
Protesters gather to participate in a "Balloons Party" demonstration called by the local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) outside the Catalan government's Interior Department on October 21, 2019 in Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP
Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded with batons and rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded with batons and rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Protesters turn their smartphones' torches on during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP
Protesters turn their smartphones' torches on during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. LLUIS GENE / AFP
A demonstrator uses a traffic cone as megaphone during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started in Catalonia. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded by using their batons and firing rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
A demonstrator uses a traffic cone as megaphone during a protest in front of the Spanish national police headquarters in Barcelona on October 20, 2019. Nearly 600 people have been injured in clashes with police since the protests started in Catalonia. Demonstrators have set fire to cars and garbage bins and thrown rocks at police, who have responded by using their batons and firing rubber bullets. JOSE JORDAN / AFP
The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court's jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago Pau Barrena / AFP
The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court's jailing of nine separatist leaders on sedition charges over a failed independence bid two years ago Pau Barrena / AFP
Protesters hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for politic prisoners!" during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. AFP
Protesters hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for politic prisoners!" during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. AFP
A protester holds up a sign with an anti-fascist symbol during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
A protester holds up a sign with an anti-fascist symbol during a pro-amnesty demonstration called by Madrid's Anti-repression Movement and demanding total amnesty and the defence of democratic rights and freedoms in Madrid on October 19, 2019. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Separatist Catalan leaders today called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and protesters. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
Separatist Catalan leaders today called on the Spanish government to enter into talks as Barcelona braced for fresh violence after days of clashes between police and protesters. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
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