Barcelona burns for the third day in a row | Chronic

New riots took place tonight in front of the offices of the Ministry of the Interior of Catalonia, in Barcelona, ​​where a giant fire broke out near a service station and clashes with the police took place. A crowd gathered in front of the government headquarters to demand the resignation of the head of the institution, Miguel Bruch.

The incidents occur for the third consecutive day after Monday, the justice sentenced separatist Catalan leaders to terms of up to 13 years in prison, which proclaimed the independence of the region there are two years.

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The crowd went to the ministry headquarters in Diputación and Sant Joan, after having participated in a peaceful concentration a few blocks away, in Marina and Gran Via, although you can see many of the demonstrators gathered for this second step. with big stones and sticks to deal with the police.

Citizens raised and flung toilet paper in the air with the slogan that they did "for all the shit" who rule on the judicial decision that affected the separatists.

In addition to throwing stones and sticks against the ministry headquarters, the most elated triggered a huge fire just meters from a gas station, which immediately led to the immediate presence of firefighters who were trying to 39, avoid a disaster.

Catalonia on Wednesday had a third consecutive day of mobilizations in a tense climate, after a night of widespread disturbances that showed the radicalization of an area of ​​independence in its strategy of responding to the convictions of the leaders of the process of secession missed 2017.

The riots last night had already injured 125, including 74 in Barcelona, ​​but none seriously, according to information provided by the emergency system of Catalonia.

In addition, 51 protesters were arrested, according to government figures.