Catalonia independence: strikes shut region

Spain may try to seize control of the Catalan government if it declares autonomy

Catalonia strike
Protesters in Barcelona
(Image credit: Lluis Gene / Getty Images)

Protesters converged on Barcelona today as Catalans observed a general strike to condemn police violence during a banned weekend referendum on independence.

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