Nearly 100 People Injured In Catalonia Unrest On Wednesday - Medics
Faizan Hashmi Published October 17, 2019 | 01:59 PM
Almost 100 people sought medical assistance on Wednesday as a result of the continuing unrest in Catalonia, a local emergency service wrote on Twitter
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2019) Almost 100 people sought medical assistance on Wednesday as a result of the continuing unrest in Catalonia, a local emergency service wrote on Twitter.
The protests in Catalonia erupted on Monday after the Spanish Supreme Court handed prison terms of up to 13 years to nine out of 12 Catalan politicians who had been on trial over the 2017 independence referendum. The rallies subsequently turned violent, with protesters blocking roads as well as setting garbage cans and cars on fire. Earlier, media reported that the Wednesday protests left 41 people injured across Catalonia.
According to the fresh data, the greatest number of people who sought medical help in the wake of the protests was registered in Barcelona, it totaled 57 people.
Another 14 people were injured in Manresa, 12 in Lleida, nine in Girona, two in Tarragona, one in Sils and Salien each.
More than 20,000 people reportedly joined the Wednesday protests in the region. Some of them threw Molotov cocktails and bottles with acid at police officers. At least 20 people were detained, the regional police said.
In addition, columns of protesters from five Catalan cities have set off for Barcelona to join a general strike on Friday.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
HDA Mehran workers demand salaries
Taxila police nab motorcycle lifter gang
Inter-university weightlifting championship kicks off at SAU
Walk held in a series of enrollment campaigns
Team from Gaza mediator Egypt arrives in Israel for truce talks
Kids murders: IHC orders psychiatric examination of mother
WB director, Planning minister discuss reforms in development projects
Sindh home minister chairs law and order meeting
Bakht Kakar orders to ensure maximum facilities in livestock sector
NEPRA concludes hearing into FCA of DISCOs for March
Junta-led Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks
Chairman COPHC lauds MoMA’s efforts at Gwadar Port, Free Zone
More Stories From World
-
Team from Gaza mediator Egypt arrives in Israel for truce talks
39 seconds ago -
Junta-led Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks
1 hour ago -
Romania court opens way for start of influencer Tate's trial
1 hour ago -
Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70
1 hour ago -
At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire: officials
1 hour ago -
Russia targets Ukraine railways as Western aid due to arrive
2 hours ago
-
Miner Anglo American rejects BHP's near $39-billion takeover bid
2 hours ago -
At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire: officials
2 hours ago -
Junta-led Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks
2 hours ago -
Saudi to host top Arab, EU diplomats for Gaza talks: officials
2 hours ago -
Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70: govt
2 hours ago -
US Fed's favored inflation measure accelerates in March
3 hours ago