Catalan Protesters Clash With Police in Barcelona, Spain

Protesters clashed with police in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Wednesday, October 16, with some setting cars ablaze and throwing petrol bombs on the third day of disturbances caused by convictions handed down to leaders of a failed bid to declare an independent state. Riot police charged and fired foam bullets as protesters set fire to bins and cars near the interior department of the regional government in Barcelona. ----- READ MORE: Violent clashes erupted in Barcelona and other Catalan towns after