'We will defend Spain to the death': Unionists rally in Barcelona
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Spain has seized back control of Catalonia, in a move the sacked deputy leader of the Catalan region branded a "coup d'etat".
Figures on both sides of the crisis have dug in amid escalating tensions, with supporters of both Spanish unity and Catalan independence promising to "die" for the cause.
At a Spanish unity rally in Barcelona yesterday, supporters vowed to back the country's national police force "to the death".
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Figures on both sides of the crisis have dug in over the escalating tensions
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Catalonia's parliament voted to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a republic, just as Madrid is poised to impose direct rule on the region to stop it in its tracks
A pro unity demonstrator is stopped by Catalan Regional Police officer during a protest after the Catalan regional parliament declared independence from Spain in Barcelona
One supporter of the Spanish state told reporters: "We have to defend Spain till we die."
Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy formally stripped Catalonia of its autonomy yesterday - and called fresh regional elections for December.
In response, with a pre-recorded message yesterday, Catalonia's sacked president Mr Puigdemont vowed to resist Madrid's attempts to seize control
It remains to be seen whether officials in the Catalan civil service will accept the government’s attempt to impose will.
Activists close to the Catalan president have said they will form human chains around government buildings if the Spanish state tries to seize control of them.
The Catalan National Assembly, the main separatist group, have also urged the region’s 200,000 civil servants not to follow orders from Spain.
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Supporters vowed to back the country's national police force "to the death"
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Activists have said they will form human chains around government buildings
We have to defend Spain till we die
Supporter of the Spanish state
One member of a left-wing separatist group said violence would break out if the government used force in Catalonia.
He said: "What are they going to do - kill all of us?
"If the Spanish police start to fight us it will be our victory, although no one wants this violence."
One fireman at the rally in support of independence said: "We have to resist".
Montse Abelló, 85, who lived under the brutality of Franco's, feared the onset of imminent violence.
He said: "Madrid has humiliated us. I do not think we face another war but I fear we are going to suffer again."
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