Many demonstrated in front of the Barcelona headquarters of the Spanish national police. Spanish authorities have ordered members of the Guardia Civil, the national security force deployed to Catalonia to block the referendum, to remain on standby in the region for the next week. The presence of the Spanish national police and the Guardia Civil in Catalonia is a source of increasing tension in the city following Sunday's violence. It called for a judicial inquiry into reports the mayor threatened to withdraw the hotel's license if the Guardia Civil remained there. So far, European Union leaders and the European Commission have backed the Spanish government's opinion that the referendum was illegal.

Source: CNN October 03, 2017 10:16 UTC