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    After Barcelona Attacks, Catalans Look Ahead To Independence Vote

    Catalan separatists are arguing that Spanish police failed to keep them safe. Spain's king was booed at a vigil for victims in Barcelona. An independence referendum is scheduled for Oct. 1.
    by Lauren Frayer Sep 01, 2017 2 minutes
    People hold a banner reading "I am not afraid" in the Catalan language during an Aug. 26 demonstration condemning the attacks that killed 16 people last month in Barcelona. / Manu Fernandez / Shutterstock.com

    "No tinc por!" — I am not afraid — mourners have been chanting in the local Catalan language at vigils and marches across Barcelona, since ISIS killed 16 people in and around the city on Aug. 17 and 18.

    But when Spain's king broke royal protocol and joined marchers last weekend in solidarity with

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