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Spain Imposes Direct Rule Over Catalonia

28/10/2017 GMT

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Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, has dissolved Catalan parliament and called new elections

Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, has dissolved Catalan parliament and called new elections as Madrid imposes direct rule over Catalonia.

Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, dissolves Catalan parliament and calls new elections as Madrid imposes direct rule over Catalonia.  Also: nine British servicemen have been sacked for illegal drug use, and scientists discover the first ever space rock from beyond our solar system.
(Photo: Protesters hold Spanish flags during a demonstration to support the unity of Spain in Barcelona. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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