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Barcelona Sees Rival Rallies Over U.S. Capture of Maduro

A heavy police deployment kept rival groups apart without serious incidents.

Overview

  • About 400 anti-intervention demonstrators gathered outside the Venezuelan consulate at Plaza Urquinaona, according to Guardia Urbana.
  • Roughly 250 people rallied at Arc de Triomf in support of the capture, singing Venezuela’s national anthem and displaying flags.
  • Protesters opposing the U.S. action chanted Bolivarian slogans, held banners reading “Yankees out of Latin America,” and burned U.S. flags.
  • The Asamblea Bolivariana de Cataluña organized the anti-intervention event, and CUP figures joined, with spokesperson Su Moreno urging Spain’s government to take a position and break relations with the United States.
  • Police reported only a brief initial confrontation before the groups were separated, and reporting cited President Donald Trump’s statement that the operation resulted in no injuries.