Mass tourism protesters squirt water at Barcelona tourists

Thousands of people in the Spanish city have been taking part in demonstrations against mass tourism.

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Footage filmed in the Spanish city over the weekend shows diners in popular tourist areas being squirted with water pistols and crowds of protesters chanting "tourists go home".

The mayor of Barcelona recently pledged to eliminate short-term tourist lets in the city within five years.

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