Students protest near University square after a verdict in a trial over a banned Catalonia's independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Thousands gathered in Barcelona in a fourth day of protests that have led to the worst sustained street violence in Spain in decades after Catalan leaders were sentenced to lengthy jail terms for their roles in a 2017 bid for independence.
Young people draped in Catalan flags congregated peacefully, tossing balls and skipping rope. Later the mood turned ugly, with protesters setting fire to cafe chairs on the fashionable Rambla de Catalunya street at the heart of the tourist district.
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