BARCELONA—Tensions between Catalans and Spanish police ran high as hundreds of thousands of people mobilized Tuesday to protest the crackdown during Sunday’s independence vote, keeping pressure on Madrid as Catalonia’s leaders prepare to announce a potential split with Spain. Police unions said an estimated 500 Spanish officers have been forced out of hotels in several Catalan towns since Monday after protesters gathered near their lodgings, jeering and demanding that they leave the region. Their appeal was echoed by Catalan...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 03, 2017 10:52 UTC