Spain rallies against independence vote
Over 300,000 take to the streets against attack on history
HUNDREDS of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to demand that Catalonia remain a part of Spain, rejecting Friday’s independence declaration.
Organisers Catalan Civil Society said more than a million thronged the streets of Barcelona; police put the figure at 300,000.
The same group called a similar rally three weeks ago that it claimed approached a million participants.
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