Basques form 123-kilometre-long human chain in bid for independence from Spain More than 100,000 Basques formed a human chain in northern Spain Sunday in a protest for greater autonomy. Rally organizers said the chain was 123 kilometers long, stretching from the town of Durango in Bilbao to Pamplona, the capital of the neighboring region of Navarra, DPA reports. Several Basque politicians and union leaders joined the protest, which was organized by an initiative called Gure Esku Dago (It is in Our Hands). Organizing group Its in Our Hands estimated some 100,000 people joined the chain, which echoed a similar demonstration on Sept. 11 last year in Catalonia, another Spanish region with a large independence movement.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:00:01 +0000
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