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Source: Wikipedia (Pere prlpz) Violent clashes over Catalan separatist leaders' prison terms Chaos at Barcelona airport as protesters react to sentencing over 2017 bid for independence The Catalan independence crisis erupted again on Monday as police and protesters clashed at Barcelona airport hours after the Spanish supreme court jailed nine Catalan separatist leaders over their roles in the failed bid for secession two years ago. Protesters took to the streets , with many gathering at Barcelona’s El Prat airport after the court acquitted the nine defendants of the charge of violent rebellion but convicted them variously of sedition, misuse of public funds and disobedience. By late afternoon , thousands of protesters had answered a call from the Tsunami Democrà tic movement designed to bring the airport to a standstill . Thousands set off by car, train and metro. When police closed the station, even more made the three-and-a-half hour journe...