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Referendum violently interrupted by riot police

A Spanish State Police officer uses a malllet to break in the IES Pau Claris polling station as voters show carnations in sign of peace. Spanish State Police and Guardia Civil intervened in the morning at the IES Pau Claris polling station to interrupt the vote on Catalonia's independence. Some people were injured during the police's intervention even if people who came to vote stayed peaceful. Urns were seized by Guardia Civil. On 1st October 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#2239279
Date Taken	1 October 2017
Location	N/A
Photographer	Alain Pitton/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Alain Pitton/NurPhoto

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spain barcelona politics catalonia vote referendum school polling station democracy right to autodetermination independence voting rights liberty freedom IES Pau Claris spanish state police guardia civil violence brutality 1-O

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