Hundreds Injured During Catalonia Voting Referendum

(BARCELONA) — Spanish riot police smashed their way into Catalan polling stations Sunday to try to halt a disputed referendum on independence, firing rubber bullets and attacking voters who were trying to stop them from confiscating ballots. The daylong melee injured at least 750 civilians and 11 police, authorities said.

Police were acting on orders from the Spanish government to stop the voting, which Spain's Constitutional Court had declared illegal.