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A crowd of protesters gather outside the Catalan region’s economy ministry after junior economy minister Josep Maria Jove was arrested by Spanish police during a raid on several government offices, in Barcelona, Spain, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Picture shows an “Estelada” (Pro-independence Catalan flag) beside a banner reading “SI” (Yes) on El Masnou beach, near Barcelona, on September 3, 2017, during an action called by ANC (Catalan National Assembly) to support a referendum on independence in Catalonia. / AFP PHOTO / Pau BARRENA CAPILLA
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