Firemen try to hold a group of people in front of Spanish Guardia Civil officers outside a polling station in San Julia de Ramis, on October 1, 2017, on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid.Catalonian FiremenPeople help a man injured by a rubber bullet fired by Spanish police officers outside the Ramon Llull polling station in Barcelona October 1, 2017 during a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid.Protesters are reflected on the shields of Spanish police officers outside the Ramon Llull polling station in Barcelona October 1, 2017 during a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid.
Pro-referendum supporters create a barricade to prevent police officers gaining entry inside the Escola Industrial of Barcelona school polling station ahead of the closing of the polls on October 1, 2017 in Barcelona, SpainA man blocks a line of police truck as they try to control the area as people wait to cast their ballot in the referendum vote at Escola Industrial of Barcelona school polling station on October 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.A ninety-year old man is cheered and clapped by the crowd as he leaves after casting his referendum vote at the Escola Industrial of Barcelona school polling station on October 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.People join arms as they clear a path for the arrival of the official ballot boxes to arrive at the Escola Industrial of Barcelona school polling station on October 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.An election official carries an empty polling box out of the polling station after the counting had finished for the referendum vote on October 1, 2017 in BarcelonaCrowds gather to await the result of the Indepenence Referendum on October 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.Crowds gather to await the result of the Independence Referendum at the Placa de Catalunya on October 1, 2017
