BARCELONA, Spain — Clashes between Catalan separatists and police in Barcelona left 14 people injured and led to six arrests Saturday as tensions boiled over days before the anniversary of the Spanish region’s illegal referendum on secession, which ended in violent raids by security forces. Separatists tossed and sprayed colored powder at police officers, filling the air with a thick rainbow cloud and covering anti-riot shields and police vans. There were more confrontations as the separatists tried to enter Barcelona’s main city square where 3,000 people supporting Spanish police had ended their march. Separately, a woman punched a man who supports Catalan secession in the face before police could separate them. That Oct. 1 referendum was marred when national police and Civil Guard officers clashed with voters, injuring hundreds.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 09:48 UTC