![Catalonia: Arrest of Pro-independence Leader Causes Fiery Protest in Barcelona Protestors and riot police clash in Barcelona following the arrest of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont. Photo by: Evan McCaffrey.](https://via.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/spain-barcelona-Puigdemont-protest-6-viaews.jpg)
Catalonia: Arrest of Pro-independence Leader Causes Fiery Protest in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (ViaNews) – On Sunday around 11 a.m. in Catalonia, the news broke that the former President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont was arrested in Germany. He was trying to cross into Belgium where he had been seeking asylum since Spain issued a European arrest warrant for his role in the Catalonia Declaration of Independence…