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Police charge at left-wing protesters during Catalonia’s National Day in Barcelona

Spanish police clashed with left-wing protesters in Barcelona during Catalonia’s National Day, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

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Crowd gathers around a burning rubbish bin near Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf.
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Spanish police charged at left-wing protesters in Barcelona on 12 September during Catalonia’s National Day, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The confrontation occurred during National Day-related demonstrations. Available reporting does not specify what prompted the police charge or identify the units involved beyond describing them as Spanish police.

Image notes supplied with the report said crowds gathered near Barcelona’s Arc de Triomf as a rubbish bin burned during demonstrations.

The available source does not provide details of injuries, arrests or the severity of the confrontation. It also refers specifically to left-wing protesters, rather than Catalan National Day activists as a broader group.

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