Catalan officials said over 460 people had been injured in the police crackdown and the Spanish Interior Ministry said 12 police had been hurt. At one Barcelona polling station, elderly people and those with children entered first. A minority of around 40 percent of Catalans support independence, polls show, although a majority want to hold a referendum on the issue. One analyst said the scenes being played out across Catalonia on Sunday would make it harder for Madrid and Barcelona to find a way forward. Puigdemont originally said that if the “yes” vote won, the Catalan government would declare independence within 48 hours, but regional leaders have since acknowledged Madrid’s crackdown has undermined the vote.

Source: Huffington Post October 01, 2017 11:29 UTC