Via – BBC

The severe prison sentences issued by Spain’s Supreme Court against Catalan independence leaders for sedition have revived the country’s territorial crisis.

The highly anticipated verdict triggered an immediate backlash, with pro-independence Catalans demonstrating in towns and cities across the region, in some cases closing down roads and rail links.

Dozens of flights had to be cancelled as demonstrators clashed with police at Barcelona’s El Prat airport.

A 22-year-old man reportedly lost an eye on Monday after being struck in the face by a rubber bullet fired by the police.

There was also television footage showing a woman waving a Spanish flag before a young man grabbed it from here and struck her, knocking her to the ground. “This is the moment a woman was attacked while trying to retrieve her Spanish flag,” reads the tweet.

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