Police Seal off Catalan Polling Stations

Spanish national police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the banned independence referendum according to the government in Madrid. The move comes as the Spanish authorities step up their attempts to stop today's referendum.

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Picture: People cheer and dance at a final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana in Barcelona, Spain. Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images