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At Least 761 Catalans Injured During Independence Vote

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The Catalonia's Health Ministry reported that some 761 local residents were injured after scuffling with police during the independence vote. 01.10.2017, Sputnik International

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At Least 761 Catalans Injured During Independence Vote

18:16 GMT 01.10.2017 (Updated: 18:49 GMT 01.10.2017)

Riot police face off with demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain, October 1, 2017 - Sputnik International

The Catalonia's Health Ministry reported that some 761 local residents were injured after scuffling with police during the independence vote.

The previous reports stood at 460 injured.

Earlier in the day, a number of polling stations opened across Catalonia. The Spanish government is considering the vote to be illegal and taking measures aimed at foiling the referendum. According to media reports, police resorted to rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, who attempted to prevent police from shutting down the polling stations.