18 Oct, 2019 @ 22:28
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IT’S ‘WAR’: Barcelona erupts with violence as 400 ‘organised’ radical separatists injure 207 cops, one seriously

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ACTING Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has described scenes in Barcelona today as ‘war’. 

The minister made the comment during a statement at Moncloa Palace today following a day of protests and violence.

Most of the outbursts occured in the Via Laietana area, where it is estimated some 400 ‘organised’ seperatists staged a violent onslaught against police.

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Some 207 agents have been injured, including one seriously, a Policia Nacional officer who was struck in the head with a rock.

“We will apply the Criminal Code with all forcefulness,” the minister warned the radicals, warning that they face up to six years in prison.

Some 525,000 people took to the streets of the Catalan capital today in support of the convicted separatist leaders – the majority of them marching peacefully.

Minister Marlaska said arrests have already taken place and that many more will come tonight.

Among them, he has cited the arrest of two people who were part of a far-right group as alleged perpetrators of an assault on a young man who was participating in another concentration.

At least 107 police vehicles, from Policia Nacional and Mossos d’Esquarda, have been vandalised.

The protest is continuing into the night.

More to follow…

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
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He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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