Catalans Form Human V for Secession Vote

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans packed the streets of Barcelona on Thursday to demand the right to vote on a split from Spain, their ambitions boosted by an independence referendum scheduled for next week in Scotland. More than half a million Catalans signed up to take part, organizers said. They dressed in red and yellow, the colors of the Catalan flag, forming a “V” for “vote” in a show of support for holding a referendum. In a festive atmosphere on Catalonia's national day, La...

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