Spain riot police smash way into Catalan voting center, more than 760 injured
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Catalan health services raised the number of people injured by police Sunday to 761.
Earlier Sunday, Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau had said more than 400 people had been injured in Catalonia in clashes with Spanish police who are trying to prevent a referendum on independence from taking place in the northeastern region.
Colau said Sunday that as mayor of the city, she demands “an immediate end to police charges against the defenseless population.”
Police have baton-charged and fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds in Barcelona and other towns and cities on Sunday. Videos have showed them beating people repeatedly as they try to confiscate ballots and ballot boxes.
In addition to the protesters and voters injured, Spain’s Interior Ministry says 11 police officers have been injured fulfilling judicial orders to prevent the referendum on independence.
The Spanish government has ordered police to stop the voting process in Catalonia, saying it’s illegal.
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