Clashes with police in Catalonia as authorities make arrests in referendum crackdown (VIDEOS)
The search of government buildings and arrests in Catalonia, Spain, ahead of an upcoming independence referendum has led to protests in the town of Sabadell. Footage shows demonstrators clashing with police and Civil Guard officers in the streets.
READ MORE: ‘State of siege’: Catalan officials, incl. junior economy minister, arrested over referendum docs
More than 300 people were in the streets of Sabadell, 20km north of Barcelona, by noon, according to La Vanguardia. Demonstrators blocked authorities from entering a building in town and residents – including several elderly women – poured buckets of water on agents from their balconies.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etWFb0KD8jk
Protesters also gathered to support Jordi Sánchez, the president of the Catalan National Assembly, shouting “We are with you!”
Sabadell Mayor Màties Serracant also spoke at the protest, saying, “We have made a demonstration of what the people of Catalonia are...we are at the side of the people, with the right to decide,” the report says.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8RjK7RYBi4
Read entire article at RT
The search of government buildings and arrests in Catalonia, Spain, ahead of an upcoming independence referendum has led to protests in the town of Sabadell. Footage shows demonstrators clashing with police and Civil Guard officers in the streets.
READ MORE: ‘State of siege’: Catalan officials, incl. junior economy minister, arrested over referendum docs
More than 300 people were in the streets of Sabadell, 20km north of Barcelona, by noon, according to La Vanguardia. Demonstrators blocked authorities from entering a building in town and residents – including several elderly women – poured buckets of water on agents from their balconies.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etWFb0KD8jk
Protesters also gathered to support Jordi Sánchez, the president of the Catalan National Assembly, shouting “We are with you!”
Sabadell Mayor Màties Serracant also spoke at the protest, saying, “We have made a demonstration of what the people of Catalonia are...we are at the side of the people, with the right to decide,” the report says.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8RjK7RYBi4
Read entire article at RT
