Catalan separatists rally – with movement fraying five years on

Protesters burn Spain and France flags as they take part in a demonstration during the Catalan National Day in Barcelona, Spain (Joan Mateu Parra/AP)

Tens of thousands of Catalan separatists have rallied in Barcelona.

It is an attempt by the march’s organisers to reignite the independence movement that is fraying as it nears the five-year anniversary of its failed breakaway bid from the rest of Spain.