Riot cops clash with anti-tourist protesters chanting ‘Barcelona is not for sale’ as holiday fury sweeps Sp...

RIOT cops and anti-tourist protesters have gone head-to-head in a violent clash outside a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Barcelona.Cops dressed in riot gear with batons and helmets confronted tens of protesters as they tried to block access toThey swiped at the protesters who pushed toward them in a pack and shoved them back with their hands.

Demonstrators were heard chanting slogans like "Barcelona is not for sale" and accused the local council of "privatising" public spaces.Some stood directly in front of police officers, their faces only inches apart, and stared intently into the cops' helmets. The demonstrators were understood to have been protesting a number of different social issues including tourism, gentrification, the privatisation of public places by the city council, and animal rights.

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