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| Catalan referendum: 38 injured amid reports of rubber bullets fired by Spanish police - live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 11.17am BST | |
| 11:17 | |
| Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has told reporters that “violence will not stop Catalans from voting.” The Catalan government says 38 people have been treated by emergency services in the disorder. | |
| Statement by Catalan President Carles Puigdemont: Violence won't deter Catalans' desire to vote https://t.co/v9ylHZgsGo | |
| 11.07am BST | |
| 11:07 | |
| Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has tweeted about the violent scenes seen in some parts of Catalonia this morning. | |
| Some of the scenes in #Catalonia this morning are quite shocking and surely unnecessary. Just let people vote. https://t.co/nM1KT8EHVS | |
| 11.00am BST | |
| 11:00 | |
| 38 people treated by emergency services | |
| Catalonia’s government says 38 people have been treated by emergency services due to “repression by Spanish police.” | |
| Catalonia’s emergency services have treated 38 people who have been injured as a result of the repression by Spanish police | |
| 10.54am BST | |
| 10:54 | |
| The Spanish interior minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, has described the response of the Guardia Civil and Spanish police as “proportional and professional”, posting a video of an officer helping a father and child in Sant Julia de Ramis, Girona. | |
| Proporcionalidad y profesionalidad. Así actúan la @guardiacivil y la @policia, como este agente dialogando con un padre. #EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/TX54CDjfJy | |
| 10.42am BST | 10.42am BST |
| 10:42 | 10:42 |
| Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign | Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign |
| Barcelona’s mayor, Ada Colau, has called on the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, to resign and demanded police stop using violence against voters. | |
| Police action against the peaceful population must stop. Today, in Catalonia and in the state, we have to demand it. #ResignRajoy | |
| Las actuaciones policiales contra población pacífica deben parar. Hoy todos, en Catalunya y en el Estado, tenemos que exigir #RajoyDimisión | Las actuaciones policiales contra población pacífica deben parar. Hoy todos, en Catalunya y en el Estado, tenemos que exigir #RajoyDimisión |
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| at 10.50am BST | |
| 10.37am BST | 10.37am BST |
| 10:37 | 10:37 |
| Videos of Spanish police removing ballot boxes at Ramon Llull school in Barcelona while voters chant “we will vote” have been posted on social media. | Videos of Spanish police removing ballot boxes at Ramon Llull school in Barcelona while voters chant “we will vote” have been posted on social media. |
| Référendum en Catalogne: la police enlève les urnes à l'école Ramon Llull https://t.co/f3bpU61Z5D @ClaraVera14 pic.twitter.com/nwcPKQIENs | Référendum en Catalogne: la police enlève les urnes à l'école Ramon Llull https://t.co/f3bpU61Z5D @ClaraVera14 pic.twitter.com/nwcPKQIENs |
| 10.26am BST | 10.26am BST |
| 10:26 | 10:26 |
| Sam Jones | Sam Jones |
| The Guardian’s Madrid correspondent Sam Jones has been speaking to more voters: | The Guardian’s Madrid correspondent Sam Jones has been speaking to more voters: |
| Joaquin Pons, 89, was also delighted to have cast his ballot, as he had done in the symbolic referendum held three years ago. | Joaquin Pons, 89, was also delighted to have cast his ballot, as he had done in the symbolic referendum held three years ago. |
| “Last time it was cardboard ballot boxes,” he said. “This time they were real. It was very emotional.” Pons said that he felt Catalans had had little choice but to proceed unilaterally. | “Last time it was cardboard ballot boxes,” he said. “This time they were real. It was very emotional.” Pons said that he felt Catalans had had little choice but to proceed unilaterally. |
| “It would have been nice if we could all have stayed together in Spain but the Madrid government has made it impossible. It’s sad but that’s the way it is.” | “It would have been nice if we could all have stayed together in Spain but the Madrid government has made it impossible. It’s sad but that’s the way it is.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.36am BST | at 10.36am BST |
| 10.23am BST | 10.23am BST |
| 10:23 | 10:23 |
| There are still long lines of people waiting to cast their vote across Catalonia. El Pais journalist Alfonso Congostrina has posted a video of voters queuing round the corner in central Barcelona. | There are still long lines of people waiting to cast their vote across Catalonia. El Pais journalist Alfonso Congostrina has posted a video of voters queuing round the corner in central Barcelona. |
| Enorme cola para votar #referendumCat en local @govern en c/ Baluard #barceloneta #CatalanReferendum #1Oct2017 pic.twitter.com/ffJ6kODJbK | Enorme cola para votar #referendumCat en local @govern en c/ Baluard #barceloneta #CatalanReferendum #1Oct2017 pic.twitter.com/ffJ6kODJbK |
| 10.13am BST | 10.13am BST |
| 10:13 | 10:13 |
| Sam Jones | Sam Jones |
| Blai Antonio, a 76-year-old retired taxi driver emerged from the polling station at the Escuela Mireia triumphant and with tears in his eyes. Pushing through a cheering crowd, he said: “The experience of being able to vote has given me a satisfaction I could never have dreamed of. It would have been impossible under Franco – although his heirs are still in power. Catalan independence is important so that we can live in a democracy, which Spain isn’t. We send all our money to the government and get crumbs in return.” | Blai Antonio, a 76-year-old retired taxi driver emerged from the polling station at the Escuela Mireia triumphant and with tears in his eyes. Pushing through a cheering crowd, he said: “The experience of being able to vote has given me a satisfaction I could never have dreamed of. It would have been impossible under Franco – although his heirs are still in power. Catalan independence is important so that we can live in a democracy, which Spain isn’t. We send all our money to the government and get crumbs in return.” |
| Antonio said that, unlike some others, he had been able to vote in peace. “The oppressive police haven’t come here yet but we still have the whole day ahead of us and they could come and steal the ballot boxes with our votes in them. We just want to be able to vote free of the oppression of any state.” | Antonio said that, unlike some others, he had been able to vote in peace. “The oppressive police haven’t come here yet but we still have the whole day ahead of us and they could come and steal the ballot boxes with our votes in them. We just want to be able to vote free of the oppression of any state.” |
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| at 10.26am BST | at 10.26am BST |
| 10.04am BST | 10.04am BST |
| 10:04 | 10:04 |
| Stephen Burgen | Stephen Burgen |
| Catalan government spokesman Jordi Turull has announced that 73% of polling stations have been able to open and asked for patience as “there are constant attacks on the computer system”. | Catalan government spokesman Jordi Turull has announced that 73% of polling stations have been able to open and asked for patience as “there are constant attacks on the computer system”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.28am BST | at 10.28am BST |
| 9.52am BST | 9.52am BST |
| 09:52 | 09:52 |
| 'Rubber bullets fired by Spanish police' | 'Rubber bullets fired by Spanish police' |
| There are several reports on social media of Spanish police firing rubber bullets at people queuing to vote in the referendum. Princeton researcher Jordi Graupera posted a video of what appears to be a member of the Guardia Civil firing into the crowd. | There are several reports on social media of Spanish police firing rubber bullets at people queuing to vote in the referendum. Princeton researcher Jordi Graupera posted a video of what appears to be a member of the Guardia Civil firing into the crowd. |
| La poli surt disparant pic.twitter.com/4RyFWkaq3X | La poli surt disparant pic.twitter.com/4RyFWkaq3X |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.26am BST | at 10.26am BST |
| 9.40am BST | 9.40am BST |
| 09:40 | 09:40 |
| The Spanish interior ministry has asked Catalan schools to collaborate with their operation to halt the referendum. A video of Spanish police confiscating urns in a sports hall in Sant Carles de la Rápita, Tarragona, was also posted on its Twitter page. | The Spanish interior ministry has asked Catalan schools to collaborate with their operation to halt the referendum. A video of Spanish police confiscating urns in a sports hall in Sant Carles de la Rápita, Tarragona, was also posted on its Twitter page. |
| Agentes de la @guardiacivil requisan las urnas instaladas en el pabellón deportivo de Sant Carles de la Rápita, Tarragona#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/AHMpbUSQAz | Agentes de la @guardiacivil requisan las urnas instaladas en el pabellón deportivo de Sant Carles de la Rápita, Tarragona#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/AHMpbUSQAz |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.46am BST | at 9.46am BST |
| 9.27am BST | 9.27am BST |
| 09:27 | 09:27 |
| Sam Jones | Sam Jones |
| Despite several reports of polling stations being closed down by Spanish police across Catalonia, the Guardian’s Sam Jones says hundreds of people are still queuing up to vote at Cervantes primary school and Escuela Mireia in Barcelona. People waiting in line to vote are cheering those who have already managed to do so. | Despite several reports of polling stations being closed down by Spanish police across Catalonia, the Guardian’s Sam Jones says hundreds of people are still queuing up to vote at Cervantes primary school and Escuela Mireia in Barcelona. People waiting in line to vote are cheering those who have already managed to do so. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.37am BST | at 10.37am BST |
| 9.16am BST | 9.16am BST |
| 09:16 | 09:16 |
| Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has also been reacting to the intervention by Spanish police. | Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has also been reacting to the intervention by Spanish police. |
| He writes: “Bumps, shoves, old women dragged. What the PP is doing to our democracy is repugnant to me. Corrupt, hypocritical, useless. Is this your ‘victory’ Mariano Rajoy?” | He writes: “Bumps, shoves, old women dragged. What the PP is doing to our democracy is repugnant to me. Corrupt, hypocritical, useless. Is this your ‘victory’ Mariano Rajoy?” |
| Porrazos, empujones, ancianas arrastradas. Lo que está haciendo el PP a nuestra democracia me repugna. Corruptos, hipócritas, inútiles | Porrazos, empujones, ancianas arrastradas. Lo que está haciendo el PP a nuestra democracia me repugna. Corruptos, hipócritas, inútiles |
| ¿Esta es vuestra "victoria" @marianorajoy ? #NoEnMiNombre pic.twitter.com/5HHbgRu6Ja | ¿Esta es vuestra "victoria" @marianorajoy ? #NoEnMiNombre pic.twitter.com/5HHbgRu6Ja |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.27am BST | at 9.27am BST |