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Many of those protesting in the region's largest city chanted that sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont should be jailed.

Eight sacked Catalan ministers have been remanded in custody by a Spanish high court judge over the region's push for independence.

A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium.