Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a press conference at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on October 1, 2017. Spanish riot police firing rubber bullets forced their way into activist-held polling stations in Catalonia today as thousands turned out to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid. At least 92 people were confirmed injured in clashes out of a total of 465 who went to hospital, emergency services said, as police cracked down on a vote the Spanish central government branded a "farce". / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO