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Police sources acknowledge that the violent settling of scores between international gangs has become the norm in Barcelona. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)

Three people have been shot in broad daylight in the Catalan capital over the past weeks, the latest happening just outside a police station and during Pope Leo's visit to Barcelona. Is there a reason for this spike in point-blank executions?

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