Spain Orders The Police To Storm Catalan Government Buildings To Stop The Oct. 1 Independence Referendum



The Independent: Spanish police storm Catalan government buildings to stop independence referendum

The central government in Madrid says the breakaway region's referendum is illegal

Spanish national police have stormed ministries and buildings belonging to Catalonia's regional government to put a stop to the region's independence referendum.

The Guardia Civil, which acts with the authority of Madrid's interior ministry, is searching for evidence regarding the planned 1 October referendum on Catalan independence, which Spain's Constitutional Court has declared illegal.

In the early hours of the morning armed officers arrived at various Catalan ministries, including the economy department, foreign affairs department, and social affairs department, Spanish media reports.

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