Protesters Clash with Police Following Detention of Catalan Leaders

Protesters Clash with Police Following Detention of Catalan Leaders

br pProtesters clashed with police in riot gear at a train station in Lleida, Spain, as part of a night of protests on March 23, after Spain’s Supreme Court ruleda that five Catalan leaders should be detained without bail.ppThe court deemed the politicians a “flight risk” as they face charges related to October’s independence referenduma, El Pais reporteda.ppThose detained included regional presidential candidate, Jordi Turull, and former Catalan politicians, Josep Rull, Carme Forcadell, Raul Romeva, and Dolors Bassa.ppThousands of people protested in a public squarea in Barcelona with signs that read, “united against repression.”ppThis footage is described as showing a protester being detained by a police officer at a train station in Lleida, as protests continued outside.


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