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October 18, 2019

General Strike Shuts Down Barcelona Following Sentencing of Catalan Separatist Leaders
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A general strike has shut down much of Barcelona and the Catalonian
region of Spain. This comes after days of street protests by Catalan
separatists. On Monday, the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan
separatist leaders to up 13 years in prison over their role in
Catalonia's 2017 bid for independence.


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