Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said Sunday the northeastern Spanish region he governs had "won the right to an independent state" after "millions" turned out to vote in a banned independence referendum.
"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form a republic," he said in a televised announcement.
GMT 11:10 2018 Monday ,22 January
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