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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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William Mata

Angry Catalans fire water guns at Barcelona visitors in protest against mass tourism

Holidaymakers in Barcelona found themselves caught in the crossfire of an unusual protest on Saturday, as demonstrators armed with water pistols targeted diners in the city’s popular Las Ramblas district.

The wet and wild scenes were part of a larger rally against mass tourism, which saw around 2,800 people take to the streets under the banner “Enough! Let’s put limits on tourism.”

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