Thousands demonstrate in Barcelona after Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont arrested

Thousands of pro-Catalan independence activists demonstrate in front of the Italian consulate in Barcelona to denounce the arrest of Carlos Puigdemont.

A mossos d'esquadra police officer stands behind a banner and a Catalonia independence flag with the image of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont with the message 'Puigdemont , Our leader' as people take part in a protest outside the Italian consulate in support of Puigdemont in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Puigdemont, who fled Spain after a failed secession bid for the northeastern region in 2017, was detained Thursday in Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said. Puigdemont, who lives in Belgium and now holds a seat in the European Parliament, has been fighting extradition to Spain, which accused him and other Catalan independence leaders of sedition. (AP Photo / Joan Mateu)
Victoria Pertusa
Sep 24, 2021
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