Protests in Spain against suspected LGBT hate crime

An LGBT+ activist gestures during a protest over the death of Samuel Luiz, who was attacked outside a club in A Coruna, in Barcelona, Spain July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

BARCELONA (Reuters) - People took to the streets of Spain's biggest cities on Monday evening to express their anger at the death of a man in a suspected homophobic attack at the weekend.

Crowds filled a central Madrid square and activists marched down a major street in Barcelona, chanting slogans and waving placards and rainbow-coloured flags.