Catalans protest at 'harsh' sentencing of independence leaders

Demonstrators take to streets in Barcelona and elsewhere in Spain after verdicts

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Catalans were quick to react to the news that nine independence leaders had been found guilty of sedition and handed stiff sentences of between nine and 13 years, and within minutes of the verdict's announcement the streets of Barcelona and other major towns began to fill with protesters.

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