Civil guard police enter voting station in Girona where catalan leader Carles Puigdemont due to vote

Civil guard police enter voting station in Girona where catalan leader Carles Puigdemont due to vote
By Euronews
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copy to clipboardCopied

Spanish Civil Guard police in riot gear burst into polling stations minutes before Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont was due to vote in a referendum on Catalan independence from Spain that has been
declared illegal by Madrid.

ADVERTISEMENT

Police used axes to smash a window at the sports centre being used as a voting centre and forced open the door in the province of Girona.

Finally Puigdemont succesfully voted in a different polling station. “I’ve voted in Cornella, very long queues. Their dignity contrasts with the police violence”, he tweeted.


Follow “live updates here.”: http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/01/high-tension-as-catalonia-referendum-day-begins

Share this articleComments

You might also like

Spanish football drops the word 'women' from the national team's title

Most of Spain's World Cup-winning players to return to squad

Some of Spain's striking female footballers turn up for international duty amid punishment threats