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Catalan protesters storm Spain highway, snarling traffic and burning barricadesBy Lucia I. Suarez Sang | Fox NewsHundreds of Catalan separatist protesters used tree limbs and metal guard rails to construct a series of barricades on a major highway in northeastern Spain on Wednesday, snarling traffic for hours.The demonstrators – angered by the recent imprisonment of nine pro-independence politicians and activists as well as the recent national election in Spain – gathered at the AP-7 highway near the city of Girona on Tuesday night. National police disperse pro-independence demonstrators blocking a major highway near Girona, Spain, Wednesday, Nov.13, 2019. Hundreds of car and truck drivers were stuck Wednesday in a large traffic jam in northeastern Spain caused by Catalan separatists blocking a major highway near the city of Girona. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Police in riot gear arrived at the scene several hours later while protesters initially retreated — but not before they set fire to some of the barricades.Read more with pictures at: https://www.foxnews.com/world/catalan-protest-spain-highway-barricades
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