Catalan Nationalists Burn Portrait of King During Royal Visit to Barcelona

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Leaders of the Catalan National Assembly burned a portrait of Spain’s King Felipe VI at a demonstration protesting the monarch’s visit to Barcelona on October 9.

Hundreds of separatists gathered in protest as King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the city to attend an awards ceremony at Barcelona New Economy Week, Spanish media# said.

This video was livestreamed by the Catalan National Assembly’s Facebook page and shows a crowd chanting and cheering as the portrait is set alight. Credit: Assemblea Nacional Catalana via Storyful