BBC News - 9/11/13

The Catalan pro-independence flag was much in evidence during the day, including here in in Alcanar

Supporters of Catalonia's independence from Spain have joined hands to form a 400km (250-mile) human chain across the region in support of their cause.

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the event, which comes on Catalonia's national day.

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