A protestor shouts as he holds a Catalan flag during a demonstration called by far-right groups against a referendum on independence for Catalonia in Barcelona. 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. Spanish National riot policemen form a security cordon around the Ramon Llull school during the '1-O Referendum' in Barcelona, Catalonia. He accused Spain of unjustified violence in stopping the vote and said it created a dreadful image of Spain.

Source: New Strait Times October 01, 2017 14:48 UTC