BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish police said they cleared 9,000 revellers from Barcelona's city centre streets and the nearby beach on Sunday to prevent dangerous overcrowding on the first full weekend after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.
Many in the crowd had taken part in mass drinking sessions known as "botellones", police said.
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