Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain over amnesty talks with Catalans

Three people were arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement (Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press/AP)

Three people were arrested late on Monday in a protest against negotiations between Spain’s acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia’s independence movement.

Government authorities said the arrests took place during a gathering of more than 3,000 people in front of the national headquarters of Spain’s Socialist Party in Madrid.