Spanish Civil Guard police in riot gear burst into polling stations minutes before Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont was due to vote in a referendum on Catalan independence from Spain that has been<br />declared illegal by Madrid. <br /><br />Police used axes to smash a window at the sports centre being used as a voting centre and forced open the door in the province of Girona.<br /><br />Finally Puigdemont voted in a different polling station. <br /><br />324cat el president vota a cornella del terri pic.twitter.com/0ew32qBopl— Arnau Padrés (arnau_padres) 1 de octubre de 2017<br /><br />Follow our live updates on euronews.<br />
