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An officer pushes a man outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain, October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Catalans voted 90 percent in favor of breaking away from Spain in a vote that was marred by a violent police crackdown. (AFP)
90 Percent Vote in Favor of Catalan Independence from Spain
Catalans voted 90 percent in favor of breaking away with Spain after in a turbulent referendum that was marred by a violent police crackdown on voters. Catalonia has “won the right to become an independent state,” Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said...Caption:
Scuffles break out as Spanish Civil Guard officers force their way through a crowd and into a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina
Banned Catalan Vote Continues Despite Crackdown
Catalan officials say at least 337 people have been injured in clashes as Spanish riot police tried to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain as Madrid asserted its authority over the rebel region. The Spanish government has pledged to stop a poll that was...Caption:
Catalonia’s regional President Carles Puigdemont poses next to a pro-independence supporter with a Catalan Estelada flag showing the date for which the regional government called for a referendum on a split from Spain outside the Palau de la Generalitat, the regional government headquarters, in Barcelona, Spain, June 9, 2017. Reuters
Tension in Catalonia Rise Ahead of Referendum
London- Referendum on the secession of the province of Catalonia in northern Spain will begin soon, however, a state of tension started to prevail among the scene, following the verbal and media attack between the central government in Madrid rejecting the referendum...Caption:
Catalonia’s regional President Carles Puigdemont poses next to a pro-independence supporter with a Catalan flag showing the date for a referendum. (Reuters)