Thousands of people celebrated in Barcelona on Oct. 29, in support of the Spanish government's takeover of the newly declared independent state of Catalonia. Thousands of pro-unity protesters gather in Barcelona, two days after the Catalan parliament voted to split from Spain. The Spanish government has responded by imposing direct rule and dissolving the Catalan parliament. Thousands of pro-unity protesters have gathered in Barcelona after the Catalan Parliament voted to split from Spain. The Catalan Parliament was also dissolved by order of Spain, and new elections were scheduled for Dec. 21.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 16:13 UTC