What We Know
About 600 people gathered in Barcelona for a demonstration marking the ninth anniversary of the October 1 referendum, chanting “Neither forgetting nor forgiving.”1Backed by 1 sourcesEl País The march began at around 7:30 p.m. at Urquinaona Square and was followed by disturbances after the demonstration was dissolved.1Backed by 1 sourcesmetropoliabierta.cat
Reports describe containers being set on fire and objects being thrown at police in the area around Urquinaona Square, with some coverage also referring to altercations outside the Superior Police Headquarters on Via Laietana.3Backed by 3 sourcesrac1.cates.ara.catelmundo.es
The disturbances at Urquinaona followed the dissolution of the commemorative demonstration.1Context from one sourcebeteve.cat The headline independently places the incidents at Urquinaona Square after the Barcelona 1-O demonstration, but provides no further detail.1Context from one sourceinfobae.com This report adds that the march drew about 600 people and that a container was burned after the demonstration in Urquinaona.1Context from one sourcemetropoliabierta.elespanol.com
Source Comparison
Aligned reportingCorroborates
- El País↗The headline supports the reported turnout and the chant associated with the Barcelona demonstration marking the October 1 referendum.
- rac1.cat↗The headline directly supports the account of burned containers and objects thrown at police after the 1-O demonstration in Urquinaona Square.
- es.ara.cat↗The headline confirms that containers were burned and objects were thrown at police after the 1-O demonstration at Urquinaona.
- elmundo.es↗The headline supports the reported burned containers and disturbances both at Urquinaona and outside the Superior Police Headquarters on Via Laietana.
- metropoliabierta.cat↗The report supports the march's approximate 7:30 p.m. start at Urquinaona Square and its turnout of about 600 people before later incidents.
Adds context
- infobae.com↗The headline independently places the incidents at Urquinaona Square after the Barcelona 1-O demonstration, but provides no further detail.
- metropoliabierta.elespanol.com↗This report adds that the march drew about 600 people and that a container was burned after the demonstration in Urquinaona.
- beteve.cat↗The excerpt links the disturbances at Urquinaona to the dissolution of the commemorative demonstration and also mentions burned containers and objects thrown at police.