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Hundreds of Thousands Rally for Catalan Independence

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The Catalan flag is seen on the facade of the Palau de la Generalitat during a ceremony to mark "Diada de Catalunya" (Catalunya's National day) on September 11, at Sant Jaume square in central Barcelona September 9, 2015.Reuters
Catalan pro-independence supporters take part in a demonstration called "Via Lliure a la Republica Catalana" (Way of Freedom for the Republic of Catalonia) on the "Diada de Catalunya" (Catalunya's National Day) in Barcelona, Spain September 11, 2015.Reuters
mages are seen before forming the colors of the Catalan flag on the facade of the Palau de la Generalitat during a ceremony to mark "Diada de Catalunya" (Catalunya's National day) on September 11, at Sant Jaume square in central Barcelona September 9, 2015.Reuters
Pro-independence supporters wave Catalan flags.EFE
Catalan pro-independence supporters rest on the street and leave after taking part in a demonstration in support of an independent Catalan state.Reuters
Hundreds of thousands of people began massing in the streets of Barcelona on Friday to call for Catalonia to break away from Spain, two weeks before the September 27 regional election that many see as a "make-or-break" moment for the independence movement.Reuters
The mass rally took place on Catalan's national day holiday, which marks the beginning of campaigning for regional elections.Reuters
Catalonia's President Artur Mas, Oriol Junqueras, Raul Romeva, Carme Forcadell and Muriel Casals, put their hands together during a rally presenting the candidates of the coalition of pro-independence Catalan parties and civil societies at a campaign opening in central Barcelona September 11, 2015.Reuters
Catalan pro-independence supporters hold a giant "estelada" (Catalan separatist flag) during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 11, 2015.EFE

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