Pro-Spain protesters demonstrate in solidarity with Spanish police

Dozens of pro-Spain demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in the northeastern Catalan town Pineda de Mar on October where Spanish police officers were staying. Local authorities said hundreds were injured in a Spanish police crackdown on 1 October, as officers attempted to disrupt the Catalonian independence referendum Madrid had declared unconstitutional.

Reuters

• October 4, 2017 19:31 IST

Close

Dozens of pro-Spain demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in the northeastern Catalan town Pineda de Mar on October where Spanish police officers were staying. Local authorities said hundreds were injured in a Spanish police crackdown on 1 October, as officers attempted to disrupt the Catalonian independence referendum Madrid had declared unconstitutional.