Photo: AFPSpain's conservative government has dealt a serious blow to Catalonia's plans to hold an independence referendum but it faces growing indignation in the region, which is closing ranks on Madrid. Thousands of people protested in Barcelona for the second day in a row against the referendum crackdown. "The logistics of the October 1st referendum are practically dismantled but the discontent of citizens is enormous," it added. But "they can't solve the Catalan crisis by playing to voters in other parts of Spain," she added. By Patrick Rahir / AFPREAD ALSO: Nine key pitfalls of Catalonia's independence referendum

Source: The Local September 22, 2017 08:14 UTC