Violence over jailing of rapper rocks Spain for third night

Protesters burn barricades in centre of Barcelona as case of Pablo Hasél risks dividing ruling leftwing coalition

Spanish police and protesters have clashed for a third night as the backlash against the jailing of a rapper for controversial tweets continued.

Dozens of people have been arrested since Tuesday night when angry demonstrations erupted after police detained Pablo Hasél, 32, who had been holed up in a university in Catalonia to avoid going to jail in a highly contentious free speech case.

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