300,000 People At Spanish Unity Rally In Barcelona

About 300,000 people turned out for a rally in favour of Spanish unity in Barcelona on Sunday, municipal police said, while organisers estimated turnout at … Continue reading 300,000 People At Spanish Unity Rally In Barcelona

By Channels Television

Updated October 29, 2017

A demonstrator holds a placard bearing a crossed-out portrait of Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont, who was officially ousted by Madrid, reading “Dictators out” as others wave Spanish and Catalan Senyera flags during a pro-unity demonstration in Barcelona on October 29, 2017. Pro-unity protesters were to gather in Catalonia’s capital Barcelona, two days after lawmakers voted to split the wealthy region from Spain, plunging the country into an unprecedented political crisis. LLUIS GENE / AFP

About 300,000 people turned out for a rally in favour of Spanish unity in Barcelona on Sunday, municipal police said, while organisers estimated turnout at 1.1 million.

The demonstration comes two days after Catalan lawmakers voted to declare the wealthy region of 7.5 million people an independent republic.

AFP