"Today, the Catalonia parliament has approved something that in the opinion of a large majority of people not only goes against the law but is a criminal act," Rajoy declared. A spokesman with Spain's prosecutor office, meanwhile, said the prosecutor would seek to lay rebellion charges against those responsible for the Catalan independence vote. A massive crowd in Barcelona reacts as they watch the parliament session on a huge screen during a rally outside the Catalan Parliament on Friday. shortly after Catalonia's parliament voted to declare an independent republic. Independence supporters celebrate when the results of the vote for independence in the parliament is announced , Barcelona, Friday.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2017 13:35 UTC