It is Spain's wealthiest region and Barcelona is the country's second largest city, drawing millions of tourists each year. Torra told reporters this week's violence did not reflect the peaceful nature of the traditional Catalan independence movement. Spain's acting interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, blamed Catalan separatists for the violence and said security forces were dealing with the clashes in an appropriate manner"The situation is under control. The Socialist caretaker government in Madrid did not immediately respond to Torra's call for talks, but the opposition conservative People's People (PP) dismissed the idea. The street was on fire in front of the hostel," said Flynn Winstanley, 18, a winery worker from Margaret River in Australia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2019 01:07 UTC