UPDATE 1-Police move revelers off streets as Barcelona parties after lockdown easing Reuters 1 hr ago By Nacho Doce BARCELONA, May 16 (Reuters) - Spanish police said they cleared 9,000 revelers from Barcelona's city center streets and the nearby beach on Sunday to prevent dangerous overcrowding on the first full weekend after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. Many in the crowd had taken part in mass drinking sessions known as "botellones," police said. Culture Minister José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, speaking at an event in Madrid, urged young people to continue to follow social distancing rules. "I know what it means to have lived with lots of restrictions and that need to go out, but I ask you to do it carefully, to enjoy yourself, but to be very careful and to continue to respect security measures," Rodríguez Uribes said.