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| Catalan referendum: 38 injured amid reports of rubber bullets fired by Spanish police - live | Catalan referendum: 38 injured amid reports of rubber bullets fired by Spanish police - live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.02pm BST | |
| 13:02 | |
| The Spanish interior ministry has tweeted a video of Guardia Civil officers running from protestors throwing rocks. | |
| Continúa la violencia contra los agentes. @guardiacivil se retira expeditivamente bajo una lluvia de piedras lanzadas en grupo#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/wQsL5hMsL1 | |
| 12.58pm BST | |
| 12:58 | |
| Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias has spoken out against the violence again. | |
| If something breaks Spain it will be because the PP [People’s Party] and those who support it in Congress continue to destroy democracy | |
| Si algo rompe España es que el PP y los que le sostienen en el Congreso sigan destrozando la democracia #Rajoydimision #Noenminombre pic.twitter.com/LGZuzj7Ngn | |
| 12.49pm BST | |
| 12:49 | |
| The Spanish interior ministry has said nine police officers and two Guardia Civil officers have been injured while trying to stop the referendum. They also posted a video of “hooded” figures throwing objects at police in central Barcelona. | |
| Encapuchados lanzan objetos a la @policia en Barcelona. Los agentes se retiran tras haber cumplido la orden judicial#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/7iswuhRNpS | |
| Updated | |
| at 12.54pm BST | |
| 12.43pm BST | |
| 12:43 | |
| More video footage of police brutality against voters in Barcelona has appeared. The video shows police hitting people in the crowd with batons while voters hold up their hands. | |
| Updated | |
| at 12.44pm BST | |
| 12.23pm BST | 12.23pm BST |
| 12:23 | 12:23 |
| Spanish media are reporting someone hit in the eye with a rubber bullet has been taken into surgery at Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona. The injured person is said to have been hit by a police projectile after being removed from Ramón Llull school. | Spanish media are reporting someone hit in the eye with a rubber bullet has been taken into surgery at Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona. The injured person is said to have been hit by a police projectile after being removed from Ramón Llull school. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.26pm BST | at 12.26pm BST |
| 12.10pm BST | 12.10pm BST |
| 12:10 | 12:10 |
| Small counter protests have formed in the centre of Madrid in Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Groups of people are waving Spanish flags, chanting “I am Spanish” and “Spanish united, never divided.” | Small counter protests have formed in the centre of Madrid in Plaza Mayor and Puerta del Sol. Groups of people are waving Spanish flags, chanting “I am Spanish” and “Spanish united, never divided.” |
| Now the demonstrations in #PlazaMayor and #sol against the #catalunareferendum ...chanting ‘espana’ pic.twitter.com/OZMhz8UqmF | Now the demonstrations in #PlazaMayor and #sol against the #catalunareferendum ...chanting ‘espana’ pic.twitter.com/OZMhz8UqmF |
| 12.03pm BST | 12.03pm BST |
| 12:03 | 12:03 |
| The Guardia Civil has broken its silence following several videos of brutality against voters. The police force said it was “resisting harassment and provocation” while completing its functions “in defence of the law”. | |
| La Guardia Civil resiste el acoso y las provocaciones ejerciendo con proporcionalidad sus funciones en defensa de la Ley#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/7ztW5NupEW | La Guardia Civil resiste el acoso y las provocaciones ejerciendo con proporcionalidad sus funciones en defensa de la Ley#EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/7ztW5NupEW |
| Updated | |
| at 12.56pm BST | |
| 11.58am BST | 11.58am BST |
| 11:58 | 11:58 |
| The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has condemned the violence, and asked the Spanish government to let Catalans vote peacefully. | The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has condemned the violence, and asked the Spanish government to let Catalans vote peacefully. |
| 1/2 Increasingly concerned by images from #Catalonia. Regardless of views on independence, we should all condemn the scenes being witnessed | 1/2 Increasingly concerned by images from #Catalonia. Regardless of views on independence, we should all condemn the scenes being witnessed |
| 2/2 and call on Spain to change course before someone is seriously hurt. Let people vote peacefully. | 2/2 and call on Spain to change course before someone is seriously hurt. Let people vote peacefully. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.16pm BST | at 12.16pm BST |
| 11.51am BST | 11.51am BST |
| 11:51 | 11:51 |
| Videos of police brutality against voters are going viral on social media. Spanish journalist Héctor Juanatey has posted footage of police forcibly removing voters outside a polling station at Guinardò market in Barcelona. | Videos of police brutality against voters are going viral on social media. Spanish journalist Héctor Juanatey has posted footage of police forcibly removing voters outside a polling station at Guinardò market in Barcelona. |
| Que no se le olvide a nadie.Iban-a-votar 👇pic.twitter.com/9KkF7BTw6h | Que no se le olvide a nadie.Iban-a-votar 👇pic.twitter.com/9KkF7BTw6h |
| Another video shows police dragging a voter out of a polling station by their hair at Ramon Llull school in the Catalan capital. | Another video shows police dragging a voter out of a polling station by their hair at Ramon Llull school in the Catalan capital. |
| Esto es un colegio.Un CEIP en el que se iba a votar.En serio. pic.twitter.com/7zxH8GZz8o | Esto es un colegio.Un CEIP en el que se iba a votar.En serio. pic.twitter.com/7zxH8GZz8o |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.57am BST | at 11.57am BST |
| 11.41am BST | 11.41am BST |
| 11:41 | 11:41 |
| Catalan local media are reporting today’s La Liga game between Barcelona and Las Palmas may be suspended after Las Palmas announced they will wear a Spanish flag on their kit to show support for “the unity of Spain”. | Catalan local media are reporting today’s La Liga game between Barcelona and Las Palmas may be suspended after Las Palmas announced they will wear a Spanish flag on their kit to show support for “the unity of Spain”. |
| In a statement, the club said: “Today, what we do is very simple. With the Spanish flag embroidered in our equipment we want to vote unequivocally in an imaginary vote to which nobody has summoned us: we believe in the unity of Spain.” | In a statement, the club said: “Today, what we do is very simple. With the Spanish flag embroidered in our equipment we want to vote unequivocally in an imaginary vote to which nobody has summoned us: we believe in the unity of Spain.” |
| COMUNICADO OFICIAL https://t.co/okzQAcyTj7 pic.twitter.com/5nt9GpjnwX | COMUNICADO OFICIAL https://t.co/okzQAcyTj7 pic.twitter.com/5nt9GpjnwX |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.59am BST | at 11.59am BST |
| 11.30am BST | 11.30am BST |
| 11:30 | 11:30 |
| Barcelona’s footballers have expressed their support for today’s referendum. Former captain Carles Puyol tweeted “voting is democracy” this morning, while Catalan defender Gerard Piqué posted a photo casting a vote. | Barcelona’s footballers have expressed their support for today’s referendum. Former captain Carles Puyol tweeted “voting is democracy” this morning, while Catalan defender Gerard Piqué posted a photo casting a vote. |
| Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez said what is happening in Catalonia is “an embarrassment”, and called for the Spanish state to let Catalans vote in peace. | Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez said what is happening in Catalonia is “an embarrassment”, and called for the Spanish state to let Catalans vote in peace. |
| VÍDEO. Xavi Hernández: “El que està passant a Catalunya és una vergonya” #fcblive #1OCatRadio pic.twitter.com/7M23DfwgkZ | VÍDEO. Xavi Hernández: “El que està passant a Catalunya és una vergonya” #fcblive #1OCatRadio pic.twitter.com/7M23DfwgkZ |
| Ja he votat. Junts som imparables defensant la democràcia. pic.twitter.com/mGXf7Qj1TM | Ja he votat. Junts som imparables defensant la democràcia. pic.twitter.com/mGXf7Qj1TM |
| Votar es democracia! | Votar es democracia! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.37am BST | at 11.37am BST |
| 11.17am BST | 11.17am BST |
| 11:17 | 11:17 |
| The 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. | The 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 | Statement by Catalan President Carles Puigdemont: Violence won't deter Catalans' desire to vote https://t.co/v9ylHZgsGo |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.37am BST | at 11.37am BST |
| 11.07am BST | 11.07am BST |
| 11:07 | 11:07 |
| The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has tweeted about the ”shocking” scenes in some parts of Catalonia this morning. | The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has tweeted about the ”shocking” scenes 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 | Some of the scenes in #Catalonia this morning are quite shocking and surely unnecessary. Just let people vote. https://t.co/nM1KT8EHVS |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.38am BST | at 11.38am BST |
| 11.00am BST | 11.00am BST |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 38 people treated by emergency services | 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 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 | Catalonia’s emergency services have treated 38 people who have been injured as a result of the repression by Spanish police |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.38am BST | at 11.38am BST |
| 10.54am BST | 10.54am BST |
| 10:54 | 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. | 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 | Proporcionalidad y profesionalidad. Así actúan la @guardiacivil y la @policia, como este agente dialogando con un padre. #EstamosporTI pic.twitter.com/TX54CDjfJy |