Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, left, holds a meeting with the new chief of Catalan regional police, Ferran Lopez, right, in Madrid on Monday. Some of the most prominent ousted Catalan leaders, including Puigdemont and Vice-President Oriol Junqueras, had said they would not accept their dismissal. 'Things have to carry on'Sacked Catalan leaders have remained ambiguous but they stopped short of directly defying Spain's authority. Other regional leaders did not turn up to their offices though some of their staff did. The force has already withdrawn protection for sacked regional government members, who were also left without their official cars.

Source: CBC News October 30, 2017 21:22 UTC