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Clashes erupt in Catalonia as police steps up measures to stop referendum

| updated on 10/1/17 8:42 PM
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Clashes between police and citizens have erupted in Spain as police tried to stop the Catalan independence referendum on Sunday. More than 90 people were injured and 460 searched for medical help, media in Spain reported. 

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont condemned the use of "indiscriminate aggression" against people who wanted to vote peacefully. 

More than 3000 policemen have been deployed to the region to crack down on the referendum that Madrid says is illegal. Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said the police have acted with professionalism and in a proportionate way. Authorities in Catalonia have called for mass protests on October 3.



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