Barcelona protesters seek independence

Updated February 17 2019 - 8:06am, first published 8:01am
Around 200,000 pro independence demonstrators have marched in Barcelona, Spain.
Around 200,000 pro independence demonstrators have marched in Barcelona, Spain.

Tens of thousands of people waving pro-independence flags and holding pictures of jailed Catalan separatist leaders have taken to the streets of Barcelona to call for self-determination for the northeastern Spanish region.