750,000 march for separatists' release in Barcelona

The march, organised by pro-independence groups, saw crowds line an avenue in the Catalan capital waving flags and chanting "freedom for political prisoners".

Demonstrators gather outside the Catalonian Parliament to protest against the decision of a judge to jail ex-members of the Catalan government, in Barcelona, Spain. | AP

BARCELONA: Some 750,000 people protested in Barcelona on Saturday demanding the release of jailed separatist Catalan leaders, local police said. 

The march, organised by pro-independence groups, saw crowds line an avenue in the Catalan capital waving flags and chanting "freedom for political prisoners".