Dozens hurt as Catalonia independence protesters clash with police at Barcelona match

• Violence erupted as Barcelona played Real Madrid in La Liga
• First incident since October jailing of Catalan separatist leaders

Masked protesters set bins on fire and threw rocks and glass bottles at police who responded with foam bullets in a street near Camp Nou stadium as Barcelona and Real Madrid faced off Wednesday in the first clásico of the season.

Forty-six people were lightly injured in the clashes, including eight who needed to be taken to hospital for extra care, local emergency services said. Five people were arrested, a police spokesman said.

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