600 separatists attempt to disrupt Sagrada Familia ceremony
600 Catalan separatists try to disrupt the Sagrada Familia ceremony with El Segador and esteladas. The National Police remove them and the choir sings to a recording.
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600 separatists removed from the Sagrada Familia: the choir that never sang
Sunday's ceremony at the Sagrada Familia was not exactly what had been planned. A group of around 600 people, apparently separatists, infiltrated the choir singers with the intention of singing El Segador and unfurling esteladas during the event, according to security sources. The National Police, in charge of security inside, detected them and removed them before they could carry out the action.
What might at first glance seem like a simple public order incident hides meticulous preparation: according to several accounts, the organisers had ready a recording of the original choir's voices to replace those removed. The final performance was sung to a pre-recorded track, suggesting the disturbances were expected.
Reactions were not long in coming. While some celebrate the security forces' "anti-terrorist operation", others denounce "colonial" treatment and a abusa of the right to protest. The question that remains is whether actions of this kind, reminiscent of episodes like the Barcelona 92 Olympics, reinforce the image of a residual separatism or, on the contrary, fuel discontent. The paradox of the silent choir: the more police control, the stronger the sense of repression.
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Sunday's ceremony at the Sagrada Familia was not exactly what had been planned. A group of around 600 people, apparently separatists, infiltrated the choir singers with the intention of singing El Segador and unfurling esteladas during the event, according to security sources. The National Police, in charge of security inside, detected them and removed them before they could carry out the action.
What might at first glance seem like a simple public order incident hides meticulous preparation: according to several accounts, the organisers had ready a recording of the original choir's voices to replace those removed. The final performance was sung to a pre-recorded track, suggesting the disturbances were expected.
Reactions were not long in coming. While some celebrate the security forces' "anti-terrorist operation", others denounce "colonial" treatment and a abusa of the right to protest. The question that remains is whether actions of this kind, reminiscent of episodes like the Barcelona 92 Olympics, reinforce the image of a residual separatism or, on the contrary, fuel discontent. The paradox of the silent choir: the more police control, the stronger the sense of repression.
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