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Thousands in streets after Spanish military police arrests top officials over independence referendum
The headquarters of the Catalan ministry of Economy is one of the places where protesters are gathering this morning. A photo gallery of the protest meeting there follows:
Pro-democracy banner / photo: D.F.
Traffic has been shut down close to the ministry's headquarters / photo: D. F.
People hold pro-democracy banner, pro-independence, Euopean flag. / Photo: David Forniès
Empaperem.cat website is offering citizens pro-referendum banners to be downloaded. This comes after Spanish authorities have been raiding printing houses in order to confiscate referendum print materials / Photo: D.F
Man holds a caged ballot box; sign reads "They want us silent and inside a cage" / Photo: D.F.
More people in Barcelona's Rambla de Catalunya street / Photo: D. F.