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Spain Begins Taking Control of Catalonia

30/10/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Spain Begins Taking Control of Catalonia

The Spanish government has sacked the regional government in Barcelona

The Spanish government has sacked the regional government in Barcelona, following their unilateral declaration of Catalan independence last week. Also: Kenyans await result of disputed election; The crackdown on the Indonesian LGBTQ community; 100 year anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

(Photo:Catalan regional police (Mossos) guard the Catalan regional government headquarters. Credit: Reuters)

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