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Spain PM calls on Catalan separatists to stop 'escalation'

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Spain's prime minister calls on Catalan separatists to stop their "escalation of radicalism and disobedience" as thousands protest in Barcelona over the detention of regional officials ahead of a banned independence referendum. SOUNDBITE

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