Spanish Police Move to Enforce Ban on Catalan Independence Poll

Spanish Police Move to Enforce Ban on Catalan Independence Poll
A demonstrator waves a pre-constitutional Spanish flag in front of city hall during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Madrid, Spain, September 30, 2017. Reuters/Sergio Perez
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BARCELONA—Spanish police sealed off schools earmarked as polling stations and occupied the Catalan government’s communications hub on Saturday in efforts to prevent a banned independence referendum.

Supporters of the poll spent the night in schools with their children and say they plan to remain there until Sunday to keep them open for voters, although a Spanish government source said more than half had been closed off.