Catalan referendum: Hundreds injured as Police, voters clas

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Hundreds of people have been hurt as they headed to polling stations in Spain to cast a vote on the matter of Catalan independence.

Local government officials have said more than 460 people have been injured across the region as police tried to stop the voting taking place.

The referendum on the region becoming independent is not an official one and was declared illegal by the courts.

Police used force to shut it down, confiscating ballot boxes and voting slips as well as removing people from the polling stations, 92 of which have been closed down.

Barcelona mayor Ada Colau demanded an “immediate and to police charges against the defenceless population”.