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Spanish Police Detain Catalan Politicians Ahead Of Independence Vote

Spain considers the Catalonian referendum, set for Oct. 1, to be illegal. Spanish police raided government offices and detained at least a dozen separatist leaders, prompting street protests.
People demonstrate outside the Ministry of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance in Barcelona, Spain, as Spanish police officers conduct a search inside. Spanish Civil Guard police have stormed several Catalan government ministries in an attempt to stop the region's independence referendum on Oct. 1. / David Ramos / Getty Images

Early Wednesday, Spanish police raided government offices in Catalonia and detained at least a dozen separatist leaders — just 10 days before a planned referendum vote on Catalonian independence.

Catalonia, a region in northeast

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