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Scores Injured In Clashes After Separatist Leaders Sentenced

October 16 2019

Spain

Scores of people have been injured in protests, including clashes with police, that broke out after nine Catalan separatist leaders were sentenced to lengthy jail terms, reports the Guardian (U.K.).

On Monday, the leaders were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by the Spanish Supreme Court over their participation in an illegal Catalan independence referendum in 2017, reported Reuters.

Two days of demonstrations have taken place across Catalonia, including the cities...

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