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Inside Europe: Tensions rise in Catalonia

Guy Hedgecoe
October 18, 2019

Separatist protests have descended into running street battles and rioting in the Spanish region of Catalonia after lengthy prison sentences were handed down to nine separatist leaders for their role in a failed 2017 independence bid. Keith Walker speaks with DW's Spain correspondent, Guy Hedgecoe, who explains more about what led to the harsh sentences.

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