Independence Referendum Takes Place In Catalonia

SANT JULIA DE RAMIS, SPAIN - OCTOBER 01: A man and a child holding a red flower run from the police as they move in on the crowds as members of the public gather outside to prevent them from stopping the opening and the intended voting in the referendum at a polling station where the Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont will vote later today on October 1, 2017 in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain. More than five million elegible Catalan voters are estimated to visit 2,315 polling stations today for the Catalonia's referendum on independence from Spain. The Spanish government in Madrid has declared the vote illegal and undemocratic. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)