Catalan protests: Thousands march in Barcelona calling for separatist leaders to be freed

Thousands of pro-Catalan independence protesters lined the streets of Barcelona on Saturday calling for independence and the release of jailed separatist leaders.

Demonstrators prepared to march through the city centre that organizers Assemblea Nacional Catalana and Omnium Cultural - grassroots groups whose leaders are among the nine serving jail terms - hoped would draw the largest crowds of any demonstration since the sentences were passed.

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