Nearly Two Million Vote on Catalan Independence as Polls Near Close

Barcelona, Spain: Nearly two million people had voted on Sunday as polling neared its close in Catalonia's disputed symbolic ballot on independence from Spain, the regional government said.

By 6:00 pm (1700 GMT), two hours before polls were due to close, 1,977,531 voters had cast ballots across Catalonia, the region's vice-president Joana Ortega told reporters.