THOUSANDS MAKE EPIC PROTEST: HISTORY BEING MADE IN CATALONIA
Rallies are expected in Spain against Catalonian independence, after Sunday’s disputed referendum.
Demonstrations are planned in the capital Madrid and other cities, with supporters calling for a similar rally in Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, the BBC reports.
Meanwhile, Spain’s government representative in Catalonia earlier apologized to the injured during police efforts to stop the referendum.
Enric Millo has blamed the Catalan government for holding an illegal vote.
In the first apology by a Spanish government official over the violence during the referendum, Mr. Millo sad, “I regret it and apologise on behalf of the officers that intervened,” as i could not help.
Hundreds of people were injured as police, trying to enforce a Spanish court ban on the vote, attempted to seize ballot boxes and disperse voters.
Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, now plans to address the Catalan parliament on Tuesday at 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT), the speaker of the parliament in the autonomous north-eastern region said.
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