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Pro-independence protesters throw paint on Catalan policemen during clashes in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Catalan separatists clashed with police on Saturday in central Barcelona as tensions intensify. resulted in violent raids by security forces. (Daniel Cole / Associated Press)
BARCELONA, Spain – Latest news about events in Barcelona (all times local):
3:25 p.m.
Catalan regional police said they made two arrests after clashes between Catalan separatists and police in downtown Barcelona.
The Catalan police told the Associated Press that the two people had been arrested on charges of violence against police officers.
Catalan separatists have clashed several times, throwing a powder of color before loading police lines, in downtown Barcelona on Saturday. The separatists protested against a march organized by supporters of the Spanish National Police.
The clashes took place two days before the anniversary of the illegal referendum on the secession of Catalonia, which resulted in raids by Spanish police forces.
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2:10 p.m.
Catalan separatists again clashed with the local police in Barcelona as they protested against a demonstration of support for the Spanish police.
The local Catalan police had to intervene several times to prevent hundreds of separatists from approaching the main square of Barcelona, where protesters from the Spanish police are gathering.
The separatists shout "Get out of here fascists!" Across the police line on the protesters, many of whom carry Spanish flags.
Earlier on Saturday, separatist demonstrators threw colored dust at the Catalan police, who used batons to hold them back when they tried to approach the other market at its starting point in a nearby street. .
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11:40
The police clashed with a group of Catalan separatists from downtown Barcelona who rallied to protest another march by the Spanish police demanding a better salary.
The local Catalan police intervened on Saturday to form a barrier when a separatist launched purple paint on a man who was part of the march in support of the Spanish police.
The officers used batons to repel the separatists and keep the opposing groups away.
Tensions are high in northeastern Spain, in Catalonia, before Monday's anniversary of an illegal referendum on independence organized by regional lawmakers. The referendum was tainted when Spanish National Police and Civil Guard agents clashed with voters, wounding hundreds of people.
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