People wave Spanish flags as they gather at port to try to give supplies to Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil officers, who are housing in ferry boats, in Barcelona, Spain, September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Demonstrators calling for Catalan independence gathered in hundreds of towns across the region on Sunday following Madrid's actions last week to try to block a referendum on self rule that it considers illegal.
Spanish police have arrested Catalan officials who were involved in organising the Oct. 1 vote and they also seized electoral material, including ballot papers and ballot boxes. This led to several days of protests in Barcelona.
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