Police clash with Catalan separatists in Barcelona days ahead of independence vote anniversary.
Thousands people went demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of Catalonia’s polarizing vote on secession. Number of people were arrested in Barcelona after pro-independence protesters clashed with riot police.
A group of pro-separatists held back by riot police pelted them with eggs and hurled powder paint, creating dark clouds of dust in streets that would usually be thronged with tourists. Regional police 'Mossos D'Esquadra' are covered in paint after clashing with separatists during a counter-protest against a demonstration in Barcelona.
Tensions remain high in the independence-minded region a year after the October 1 referendum deemed illegal by Madrid but celebrated by separatist Catalans.
