Protests in central Barcelona over Catalonia independence

Around 400 people, roughly half of them police officers, have been injured according to regional and central authorities, and 128 arrested since separatist sentiment surged on Monday, when the Supreme Court sentenced to lengthy prison terms nine separatist politicians and activists. The nine had led a 2017 push for independence that triggered Spain’s deepest political crisis in decades. On Friday, the huge displays of support were mostly peaceful, but protesters and police battled over the control of Barce