Barcelona will join a strike called across Catalonia on Tuesday in protest at a violent crackdown by police of an independence referendum called by pro-separatist politicians for the region on Sunday, AFP reports.
The side won 3-0 at home to Las Palmas in an empty stadium due to clashes during referendum.
According to Mirrow, The strike is part of a country-wide movement organised by the ‘Taula per la Democràcia’ (Table for Democracy), which says it wants to unite people "left indignant" by the disturbing scenes that took place in Catalonia on Sunday.⚽️ The Camp Nou as you have never seen it before during a Barça match pic.twitter.com/OJ3j5QzsTQ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 2, 2017
Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu said the club made the decision as a protest against the violent clashes rather than security concerns.
The strike was called in protest at "the grave violation of rights and freedoms" seen during Sunday's ballot. Almost 900 people were hurt as Spanish police tried to prevent voting, in a referendum declared illegal by the Madrid government.Bbc
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