By Sam Jones in Madrid and agencies
Pepper spray used against protesters blocking motorway between France and Spain
French police have used batons and pepper spray to clear Catalan independence activists who have been blocking the motorway between France and Spain in the hope of bringing the Spanish government to the negotiating table.
Gendarmes moved in on hundreds of protesters gathered around La Jonquera crossing early on Tuesday as officers from the Catalan regional force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, ordered the demonstrators to remove their vehicles and leave the area.
Source: French police clear Catalan independence protesters from road
Category: Catalonia, Spain, France, Protest, Europe, World news
