BARCELONA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people waving pro-independence flags and holding pictures of jailed Catalan separatist leaders took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday to call for self-determination for the northeastern Spanish region.
Chanting "Freedom!" and "Independence!", around 200,000 people, according to local police, took part in the peaceful march at a time when the region's divisive independence drive is back in the spotlight.
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