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Events on Sunday 1 October 2017 2
2017Catalonia holds independence referendumDisputed vote deepens Spanish constitutional crisisCatalonia held a referendum on independence from Spain despite it being declared illegal by Spanish courts. Police violence against voters drew international attention, and the Catalan parliament later declared independence, prompting Madrid to impose direct rule. The crisis triggered the exile or arrest of several Catalan leaders.
2017Las Vegas Strip mass shootingGunman kills 58 at country music festivalA gunman opened fire on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival from a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds more. It became the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in modern US history. The shooter's motive was never conclusively established.