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Catalan stand-off touches separatist hearts beyond Spain
Published Thu, Oct 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Edinburgh
THE stand-off between Madrid and supporters of independence in Spain's wealthy Catalan region has stirred separatist feelings far beyond the Spanish borders.
Politicians across the globe criticised armed Spanish police who used truncheons and rubber bullets on voters, injuring hundreds in a crackdown on Sunday's secession vote, considered illegal under Spain's 1978 Constitution.
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