going to convene again they for their real bit massive police presence comes for example to the national spanish police people who support independence say that they're basically occupying a cut the lonia and they are not really in favor of the spanish police being here the question is also home muscles the regional police is going to react that they are going to support the spanish national police in trying to crack down on the behavior not of course the food the chief of the regional police here catalonia has been summoned in a moderate by the court because of him because he was accused of of basically supporting those who are supporting independent rather than working with the national police so there there's a division here not just among the people supporting independence or not but also among regional and national police. funny charm barcelona thank you now to some of the other stories making news around the world people along the u.s. gulf coast are stocking up on supplies with hurricane nate forecast to make landfall on saturday the hurricane which began as a tropical storm killed more t

the national police, these but irish national police that spanish national police that spanish nationaltional police have been on two cruise ships, they were brought up early this morning on rounds and police wagons. they are deploying outside these polling stations. some of the ballot boxes as well have been seized. these pictures coming from barcelona at the moment. the referendum is taking place right throughout the of catalonia and it would appear that whilst they cannot. every polling station from being opened and people going in to cast their ballots, they are targeting certain areas. you are seeing that with their riot gear. worth pointing out that it is illegal, the spanish national government has declared its independence referendum in catalonia illegal so that is why they are clamping down to try and stop it from happening. very strong pro—independence sentiment in parts of catalonia... the camera has taken a bit of a knock—down. there is strong support for a unified spain as well so this is by no means one—sided throughout that particular region. very strong passion on both s

know actually from the country after two million catalans voted in favor of secession in a war spanish national police have pulled out of a catalan hotel in what the government is calling a shadow departure that apartment triggered a standoff between rival protesters. but a top stories risking it all democratic republic of congo is next by foot.

see what happens now explain to people what's the difference between the local police and the spanish national police the most those are the locals who are who live here and they're here all the time the spanish national police are the ones who've come from out of town how do people view them. we just we we view them as a separate entity we view them as people who we can trust really with them feel they understand us because obviously they come from the central government who are telling them the orders to come here and do this kind of things we have listening to the actual people living here with the catalans have to say about what we want to do is just about freedom isn't it is just about saying we want to do that we just want people to vote i don't care if you win yes you would know just come out to vote come on this is absolutely amazing like people has to each of the t.v.'s come out in the streets and it's been happening for days years weeks months and now we're all here since five a.m. in the morning it's like families preschool sharing coffee sharing cookies thank you christina you know

gerard piqué an outspoken backer of cattle independence was booed as he was training with the national spanishsquad. i. i discuss really talkativeness hartley sport by the looks of it as mention piquet's from catalonia he said a glittering career both for his club them for the spanish national team for whom he's won the world and european cup but piquet has said he is now willing to retire from international football altogether because of his beliefs and his stalled backing of catalan independence but still football club itself is a focal point of cattle are nationalism supporters can be heard chanting independent slogans especially jury much is after seventeen minutes and fourteen seconds why well in seventeen fourteen that was the year catalonia became a part of spain the club also took part of the strike against the government to recently after a game behind closed doors because of fears of crowd safety last weekend gerard piqué really got emotional about. talking about it appends to an interview check this out. so you look at the land a year story. or much going on in total you're so sick

education ministry in tia's because they weren't able to vote and because of the way that the spanish national riot police came in this just to show you the level of police presence here we're just going through here and i'm going to show you the line. and this is this is the spanish national police. because this is one of the borders. around the city of barcelona. coming to a polling station after polling station to try and shut the referendum down as you can see they're now getting back into their vans. well our correspondent john hendren spoke to the leader of spain's catalonia region and asked him what he thinks of the central government using police force to stop people from voicing maybe. you have seen images of a. spanish. people. in various points of spain where police convoy celine's were going saying go on get . those images what you define will reflect what the policy of the government. that they have no interest in making us feel comfortable with in spain you have people to pay no no because they're here for them it's almost like a private piece of property. and we're going to go g

you can see some of the spanish national belief that and a stand—off, really, with pro—independence demonstratorsal police moving in to shut down its independence referendum today that is banned by the central government in madrid. you can see that the police confronting crowds of angry voters at polling stations where they are being told they cannot vote, police with riot shields, occasionally scuffling and jostling with voters and the crowd chanting, we are people of peace. but the riot police, you can see that in helmets, this rona rendon declared illegal by spain's central government in madrid. —— this referendum. spain in its worst constitutional crisis for many years now, a test of will, really, between madrid and barcelona and 2300 designated polling stations but the spanish authorities tried to shut them down, as many as they can. although plenty of people, it does seem, have voted in this referendum despite those attempts by the authorities to prevent this referendum going ahead. so we will be getting estimates from the cata la n be getting estimates from the catalan authorities, how man

authorities and the spanish national authorities and the spanish national authorities in madrid saying referendum being held today is a farce, unconstitutional and that any problems on the streets in terms of clashes between people and the police is the fault of the cata la n and the police is the fault of the catalan authorities. but voting is going ahead. there are more than 2000 polling stations altogether. let's talk about what is going on in catalonia today with a journalist for a catalan magazine. he is in barcelona for us right now. thank you for being with us. what is the situation where you are? we are near the station, about a kilometre. they are deciding whether or not to leave spain. the catalan government is trying to help people, that is protecting the polls and protecting the schools where people are voting from police. because the spanish government has sent a boat with a lot of police and it is going to try to cancel the vote of catalan people and avoid that boat. what is your impression? —— avoid the vote. is it a big turnout of voters?” impression? —— avoid the vote.

even sexual assaults against women conducted by the spanish national police. by the spanish military police all of these against let's state it once again innocent. protesters innocent voters who only wanted to express their opinion on the future of catalonia i think it is very important that we start by pointing out that first of over we witnessed instances of police brutality which are unworthy of any state which claims to be democratic. if one of the incredibly violent times but we've seen images of police indiscriminately just breaking fingers of a woman and and the things you are talking about what isn't the the mainstream media reporting from there that you saw aside from you know some of the violence but what did you see that they are kind of ignoring. well it is fascinating the spanish media in particular is completely ignoring the police brutality they are in a state of denial the spanish government was claiming that the actions by the police the brutal actions by the police were proportionate exemplary and. one of the spanish government spokespersons

well if something has achieved they've got to learn conflict till far east to aspire to the national spanish nation out of pride we haven't seen so many if funny slam under streets in years so in that sense this nation of the day is somehow heath oracle just as they will to mount doom here is seen as a reaffirmation overspend if you need to and a clear message that despite his integrity as a country will not be broken. madrid is threatening to suspend total on autonomy and impose direct rule what would that entail what would that actually look like. well i think that might enter the whole he's obviously determined to apply the article one five five of the constitution but something. our way through thought in its application to spanish government. take control of some powers of the got to learn anything but it doesn't have to suspend the outearn of me on the whole that would be a way to avoid an outraged reaction if i got an entity that would spark the fifth party thiel it is so we still need to see exactly what i'm going to be this steps and what what how many are the horses going to take c

how the regional and national police have become politicized. because spanish society is now dangerously siding with some security forces and against others. i think. how you think about it but if you're not ok my father is in the national police and they want to i felt helpless because i saw people turn radical in iran and that's why i kept on messing with the national police. i know a lot of national police and they're good people who don't have the right to live here. but some say throw the nazis that's going too far with. a line up now that parliament has suspended alba has lunch with other catalan m.p.'s to discuss their relations with madrid wasn't the drugs that they were told they were agreeing with that any point that they just want to resign and to go back to where we were acceptable we are not now where we were before. to say. something. because. europe. doesn't say. nothing. that will be that the future of you know because of the basic principles of the european union. distorted. but the principles of the european union are also claimed by those who

at the poles spanish national police in riot gear descended on polling sites with but tons and rubber bullets injuring more than eight hundred cattle and. tourists in barcelona crowded the sidewalk for a new spectacle a confrontation between demonstrators and spanish national police who carried out the crackdown. by get out that i was defending the school and police kicks me to the ground and told me leave now opal kill you as catalonia return to something like normality a rift with spain seems wider than ever. now trade unions his scheduled a general strike for tomorrow on tuesday but they say that this strike is in protest of the violence that occurred during that referendum not necessarily in favor of secession though there are procession groups that have been involved in this as well and there's been a lot of talk about the turnout it was about forty two percent according to official figures and that's a bit lower than the catalan independence leaders had really hoped for they wanted a dramatic result in that falls somewhat short of it but they say that because of the extraordinar

which carries a fifteen year criminal penalty and then of course you had the this spanish police spanish national police and spanish guard who civill that's the paramilitary force that was accompanying and that's about fifteen thousand or so of them descended on catalonia in order to stop the election and confiscate the ballot papers which they did several times over ten million of them they confiscated and then during the referendum they raided whole place after a whole place sometimes violently injuring people which we of course ran on tape that intimidated other people who were going to come to the polls so all of that probably had some effect on turnout nevertheless the president of catalonia carlos says he wants to move ahead with independence. defiant catalans want to turn a disputed secession vote into an independent nation. is a strong nation and i think. only two thousand two hundred just been is because of the bio names because of the repression and i don't like spain because of on a. catalonia is leader asked the world to accept his region's vote for independence and broker a divorce f

catalonia as government ombudsman has urged the spanish authorities to rein in the national police force. i must make an appeal. appeal to the spanish government the spanish authority to a stop to a stop violent actions against citizens to stop the use of unproportionate means today and to stop. dick d.v.d.'s with almost no no respect of human rights and it's not just the man who's unimpressed with the actions of the spanish national police footage of two incidents have been posted online of which officers from the spanish national police a conference by catalonia and colleagues about that actions catalan police when they viewed red uniforms the national police here in green john hendren has more for us now from boston over. at this polling place in the center of barcelona thousands of people have lined up all day long waiting for the opportunity to vote and when the voting machines were packed they waited until another web site was set up so that four workers could verify each voter but held side of the downtown area in barcelona not everybody is in favor of secession we talked to some

education ministry in tears because they weren't able to vote and because of the way that the spanish national riot police came in this just to show you the level of police presence here we're just going through here and i'm going to show you the line. and this is this is a spanish national police drawing squad if you like because this is one of the squads with orders to go around the city of basra alone. coming to a polling station off the polling station to try and shut the referendum down as you can see they're now getting back into their vans. we do believe in a location that we were at earlier this morning the industrial college hundreds if not thousands of people were already lined up there we believe that at nine o'clock in the morning we know the ballot boxes were already there so we do believe in some of these voting stations voting is going ahead right now as these bands are starting to move away again civil disobedience catalans are trying not human cordons to try and stop these gangs moving off. they know the polling station well here's how we're cattle and succumb to this vote tod

disgrace what happened to they normally by the civil guard but actually also from from the from the national spanish police most was the squad i would just like the time police were not advised about this going on the fact that they were going to be deployed everywhere and i think this is this is really shameful and somebody should stop it because we shouldn't we shouldn't. forget that this is a referendum i mean this is a referendum so everybody can vote wherever they want either it's a yes or no but everything it's it was supposed to be peaceful we've seen it until the police came but what about the reaction coming from neighboring states coming from the e.u. from humanitarian organizations on the violence that we've witnessed this morning why we haven't heard anything we heard the united nations to they said go which were already complaining about the situation in the last week and a week for that of course the situation is much much worse today i thing they were pm community commission should speak for me it's complete i cannot really understand the fact that they should they should remember tha

in his state of the union speech a cord for more united nation but spanish authorities tried to stop the referendum by detaining officials suspending catalonian police and replacing them with central police forces blocking the internet do you support these measures by the spanish government. that's a crucial situation or a very critical situation to have. if you look at the rule of law i do understand that if the set up is not being built up brightly for a for a no it couldn't be done and therefore you could also not accept the result whatever is coming up if anyone so do you support what the spanish authorities are doing yes and no yes today is a very political statement yes and no but listen it's a very interesting on so let me rule it out so god is the priority the player or team or no well you can act and you have to confront this situation by the rule of law or but putting people in prison are putting them into custody is a situation i'm very critical of because that doesn't help. the situation on the ground if there is anything happening as a result of a referendum and you do n

independence are making their voices heard that as thousands of demonstrators commemorate the spanish national day he called on how long leaders to make up with. madrid but catalonia government is facing pressure from the separatists as the whole region walks a disease in tight work. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us anti israel and too expensive tonight those are the main reasons the united states is giving for its withdrawal from unesco the un's cultural organization created by the u.s. more than seventy years ago the u.s. state department point pay dues and need for fundamental reform in what it says is the organization's continuing anti israel by now for its part israel has now said that it will also leave unesco the un body promotes peace around the world girls' education and its renowned for its world heritage programme protecting cultural sites such as the statue of liberty as well as the city of venice. are joining us now are our correspondents covering the ending by in washington and tanya kramer joining us from jerusalem to both of you good evening carlino let me start with

education ministry in tears because they weren't able to vote and because of the way that the spanish national riot police came in this just to show you the level of police presence we're just going through here i'm going to show you the line. and this is this is a spanish national police frying squad if you like because this is one of the squads with orders to go around the city of basra alone. coming to a polling station off the polling station to try and shut the referendum down as you can see they're now getting back into their vans who do believe in a location that we were at earlier this morning the industrial college hundreds if not thousands of people were already lined up there we believe that at nine o'clock in the morning we know the ballot boxes were already there so we do believe in some of these voting stations voting is going ahead right now as these bands are starting to move away again civil disobedience cattle lines are drawn up human cordons to try and stop these rioters moving off to brought a number of polling station where some of those taking part in this referendum have

course has a very more than origin not like catalonia that this is a historic got a nation that basically is inside the spanish state because who will buy the current more nike and. so all these effects alone has a right to self-determination means that the tunnel has a nation and something that they they just cannot come to terms for them that's one audience a territory of a property they own the tunnel so it's a strange vision of democracy and why do you think europe is remaining largely silent over this referendum if such a crackdown took place alice where it would probably cause an outcry in the e.u. do you agree with. this. i agree actually sure that anything that could come close to the outrageous disgrace for attitude of the spanish police. but i mean it's our. security forces against a population that is in front of a ballot box that will do one is to vote on a referendum for sure there would be. an absolute called them condemning discount trees but. does i mean really i think that a lot of democrats in europe are now on basically the word when they're going to see the images of older people or famine.

the crowds cheering the spanish national police helicopters that provoked anger win over flying procession demonstrations for those who say catalonia should stay in spain this they belong to them aside from the age range of people here what's striking about it is the number of people who are actually demonstrating for the first time this is a family day out louisa column a and two of her daughters were reticent about. six years banished out like you wouldn't normally do this people would literally in the street. fighter whatever and i don't know what like i wouldn't feel comfortable doing it because of that. to be quite. the kind of hate kind of people sometimes a mother says unionists are not extremists they are left people they are not right we are not fascist i'm never in the social splits it will be maybe two generations three generations. in a neighborhood nearby some of the session campaigners are working out their next moves and the mood isn't celebrated. this man says the movement is losing momentum because the regional government is spending a weekend doing little while the madrid

spanish unity. >> this far a shrine to the national police force. spanish government should have intervened a long time ago. this former spanish soldier tells me. a group of tourists agree. >> there have been too many concessions given to the government. it hurts me she says because it is creating a atmosphere of hate in spain. caught in the middle are those patrolling the streets. they are part of the regional catalonian police force. tomorrow madrid will set out their plan on exerting more control on the strand of catalonian by comedy. >> we are caught up in a political order. we are not politicians. we are policeman. >> after spanish national police disputed the referendum emotions have been running high. we met a woman comforting her mother the next day. now horrified that madrid may take control. >> i don't want violence. i don't want a war. we will do it. it is my future and my parents future. >> the argument popular in place is simple. catalonia is part of spain with -- says this university professor. madrid has to act. >> catalan nationalist

hours before voting actually got underway is putting up human cordons to stop the threat of the spanish national police and civil guard coming in and trying to shut down those polling stations the spanish government had given them that order to stop the referendum happening now throughout the course of the the morning at least we saw a lot of scuffles as riot police tried to clear entrances to polling stations from its high of humanity as those scuffles broke out the the citizens were under orders under a new organization alluded to only showed peaceful resistance they put up their hands and at that point the police would drag them away by their arms by their legs sometimes by the hand and there were injuries over four hundred sixty people we're told were injured in the course of the day we saw an elderly lady bleeding profusely from the base another man stretchered away in another clips a video we've seen people kicked and beaten but then fast forward to now and we're in the downtown boston logan middle class at catalunya square and you can see the scene that's shaping up behind me hundreds let

the situation compared to the civil guard and the spanish national spanish police because they are well very unlike by most of the population here from both sides after what happened and of course the most serious highly regarded not just because they are cats of india's regional police force but also because of the terror attacks in barcelona of those polling time the isolette attacks joining that time the most seuss was used. very effectively in the sense that they were they were first aiders they were controlling the situation they they really really did look after people and they were regarded as heroes they were they were praised by all concerned at the time but later they had to it has to be said i have to add this extra bit that there was a big controversy over whether or not they had not passed on information that could have led possibly to. certain aspects of the terror crimes being averted but this is all speculation but there was a dispute between the main spanish police force and must do so over that but no richelle you have a point there is a major issue of a law and order

it says defense of the nation the constitution and the state now this user going back to the person who tweeted that same poster as well so she's going to go because the spanish nation is made by all of us and son cooper tenders are not going to break us extort us or scare us now really strong words there but we'll be following the events and keeping you up to date on the ongoing story bites come up sorry thank you for that actually just as i look at the live well that's a picture of the catalan parliament actually we're just watching a news conference there as the politicians keep reminding people of what's going on because member they're talking about declaring independence maybe this weekend or by monday so yes a very keen eye on that story here's from the city bar in london how much of a city more international news from. i there come on we're going to start in the u.s. that's where the investigation to the las vegas massacre is continuing as police try to find a motive behind the shooting that killed fifty nine people on sunday overnight thousands of mourners held a candlelight vigil for the victims a police on a guard with bagpipes paid tribute to a loc

left wing daily here pause for a dialogue is the is the headline on one of them compared to a national a spanish national daily here which has been quite reflective of the government's voice is saying here that perhaps what is happening here is a new trap for the spanish government but people here are disappointed the feeling is very much that what mr preacher monty's done has been in effect a good tactical move the fact that he has reflected this by engaging in the dialogue whilst giving that symbolic example of. apologies for that we've lost connection to in boston are there who was bringing a reaction to calmest ridgemont speech last night in which he symbolically declared the independence of catalonia but. short of outright declaration of independence and said calling for dialogue with the central government in madrid let's go back to go in boston and sonia so what next then for the council on your government in light of the response we've heard so far from madrid. well really they've the sense is now is that the ball is in madrid's court is that after so much pressure especially from brusse

at the poles spanish national police in riot gear descended on polling sites with but tongs and rubber bullets injuring more than eight hundred catalogs. the tourists in barcelona crowded the sidewalk for a new spectacle a confrontation between demonstrators and spanish national police who carried out the crackdown. by get out that i was defending the school and police kicks me to the ground and told me late now ople kill you as catalonia returned to something like normality a rift. which strain seems wider than ever. on tuesday trade unions in procession groups have called for a general strike the trade unions want to make it clear that they are striking against the spanish police reaction yesterday and not necessarily in favor of secession i have a guest with me to talk about what has been going on here lately she is a professor of constitutional law at the university of barcelona and her name is are here thank you for joining us let me ask you for for starters the big question that i think everybody around the world is asking and that is was this referendum legal not on the. other.

well you have listen been listening there to spain's king felipe addressing the nation there in spanish in the wake of on unrest in catalonia where we know that there was a referendum over the weekend we will have more as we get it meantime in other news americans are searching for answers even just a possible motive following the worst mass shooting in recent u.s. history fifty nine people were killed in las vegas yesterday when a gunman opened fire on a country music festival from a hotel window high above the shooting has renewed the debate over gun control in the u.s. in the city locals and survivors have gathered together to comfort one another. the grief and horror of a city in shock a quiet candlelight vigil replaced the customary neon glitz of the las vegas strip tales of her bravery emerged from the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. it was carried. over they were dead or alive because of all scripture and maybe to introspection for us to try to rip people off a little one still a little. but you have been cleared of anybody who's alive. stayed with the police the form

which of course for pique is uncomfortable as the spanish national squad gather together for the worldup qualifiers. ok, let's move on. of course, this story that's been on since sunday night, awful, awful situation, and now we are learning about the individuals. the victims. ever since the independent... their front page has always been so much better than anyone else's in terms of telling a story by the picture on the front page. this is, as you say, sally... you're not a shareholder, aru? certainly not! -- are you? and johnson press, which owns it, it would be the case. on a serious note, this is horrendous, and have been horrific pictures of when they broke down the hotel door, when they we re broke down the hotel door, when they were dealing with someone who can only be described as deranged. let me ask you, david, it is the worst in living memory, yeah, does it change the debate? unfortunately, it doesn't. if you look at the united states, basically, you go around the coastline, the great lakes, they are democrats, elsewhere, devoted to guns, democrats, elsewhere, devoted to gui'

how they behaved on the first of october we don't want either the civil guard or the national police i. was. the spanish national guard has been vilified since over eight hundred people were injured on poll. i was. in towns around catalonia the locals have demonstrated against the police being there but pro unity supporters were against independence day the police about it within the law nobody got the police violence they did what they had to do to restore law and order reporting from catalonia and it says here churkin are for r.t. meantime arriving officers were given a jubilant welcome by pro unity supporters in parts account alone here in the two different forces in spain it was nice to see local and national actually shook hands and hugged after a standing against each other just less than a week ago a referendum day check this. well spain's government representative in catalonia meantime to use apologize for the violence carried out by riot police during last sunday's referendum. joke because he when i see these images more so when i know that people vote in here's the host and even possible i jus

al-jazeera headquarters in doha i'm come out santa maria welcome to the news grid calls for national spanish unity in barcelona yes catalonia voted for independence and the threat to break away as soon as this week is still there but this sunday we see a reminder there are still plenty of people in the province who say that madrid's will also on the grid of the free syrian army advances on it les abend turkey waits and support the rebels are promising a fierce battle against anyone entering their territory but the rebels have also lost a lot of ground this year we can show you just how much and what chance they have of holding on and the end of an era approaches in liberia africa's first female leader ellen johnson sirleaf has been president for twelve years now and so twenty candidates are campaigning to replace her in tuesday's election he'll be looking at just what matters to those liberian versus. a giant fireball bills that live in for five dollars capital. after an explosion africa station and it's not the first time such an action has happened do you think the government is doing enou

what feelings, when you watched the violence from the spanish national police?sad. i saw a close—up. they indiscriminately smashed a polling stations where i was due to vote. where my daughters go to school. they hurt a lot of people. people that i know who have never used violence. people who had their hands in the air. people who did nothing, nothing, nothing were hit by police. the spanish government says that the spanish national police were simply doing theirjob. how can we explain to the world that europe is a paradise of democracy if we hit older people and people who have done nothing wrong. this is unacceptable. we have not seen such a disproportionate and brutal use of force since the death of the dictator franco. 0ther force since the death of the dictator franco. other governments talking? no. icalled dictator franco. other governments talking? no. i called yesterday asking from mediation and no—one responded. what do have the spanish government intervenes and takes control of your devolved government? that will be another error in a long list of mis

european championships with spain prior to this training piquet suggested he would quit the spanish nationalteam if asked before the twenty eighteen world cup the boos in chants. brought training to a premature end piquet subsequently spoke to the media asserting his allegiance to the team and if you see no one likes bowing. it's impossible to question my commitment i've been here since fifteen i consider this a family someone who is pro independence could play in the spanish team because there is no catalan team those wanting independence have nothing against spain england spain spain snacks will cup qualifier is on friday against albania. let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world three researchers have won this year's nobel prize in chemistry for developing a way to create detailed images of organic molecules such as proteins the nobel committee says that the method deserved the award because the technology had taken biochemistry into a brand new era humanitarian groups have made an urgent appeal for more than four hundred million dollars in aid to help

at the poles spanish national police in riot gear descended on polling sites with but tons and rubber bullets injuring more than eight hundred catalogues. tourists in barcelona crowded the sidewalk for a new spectacle a confrontation between demonstrators and spanish national police who carried out the crackdown. by get out that i was defending the school and police kicks me to the ground and told me late now opal kill you as catalonia return to something like normality the rift with spain seemed wider than ever john hendren al-jazeera parsimony. still ahead on al-jazeera the strange strange story of a congo ship bound for egypt and what it was really carrying. from the waves of the sounds. to the contours of the east. how are the showers right continue across central and eastern areas of china still some rather disturbed weather coming in here they'll be a few showers just coming into southern china as well so a somewhat weather then as we go on through the next day or so they showers slowly and also extend their way across vietnam some rather lively showers coming in here much of in

at the poles spanish national police in riot gear descended on polling sites with but tons and rubber bullets injuring more than eight hundred cattle on. the tourists in barcelona crowded the sidewalk for a new spectacle a confrontation between demonstrators and spanish national police who carried out the crackdown. by get out that i was defending the school and police kicks me to the ground and told me late now ople kill you as catalonia returned to something like normality a rift with spain. wider than ever john hendren i would use your own horse of. iran has deployed dozens of tanks along its border with iraq for thomas kurdish region following last week's secession referendum the deployment as part of joint military drills with iraqi forces the referendum was held in the finance of the government in baghdad as well as neighboring iran and turkey baghdad has rejected any dialogue with kurdish regional government officials unless the referendum is an old well iraq's former leader saddam hussein used chemical weapons against the iraqi kurds of how lab province in one thousand nine hu