Catalonia general strike: Protesters disrupt roads, trains
A general strike in Catalonia on Wednesday saw crowds taking to the streets in defiance of Madrid on the same day that Spain’s Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament’s independence declaration.
9 Nov 2017
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