Spanish prime minister risks inflaming tension in Barcelona
Pedro Sanchez to visit city to support injured policemen while castigating regional leader for failing to keep the peace
21 October 2019 - 10:58
Madrid — Spain’s acting prime minister said he would visit Barcelona on Monday to see police injured in protests that have racked Catalonia and accused the region’s pro-separatist leader of failing in his duties.
In a toughly worded letter, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Catalonia’s regional chief, Quim Torra, had “turned his back” on the embattled security forces and reiterated that he needed to condemn forcefully the recent unrest...
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