barcelona spain king felipe vi tuesday accuse catalan secessionist leaders shatter democratic principles divide catalan society thousands take streets protest violent police crackdown ban independence referendum hold sunday televise speech rare intervention 49-year-old monarch normally silent politics sign deeply spain shake catalan vote police crackdown injure 900 people tuesday tens thousands catalans demonstrate streets northeastern region action police try disrupt sunday vote fire rubber bullets charge crowd truncheons tuesday protest shut road traffic public transport businesses referendum aftermath plunge spain bad constitutional crisis decades political test prime minister mariano rajoy conservative take hard line stance issue late tuesday catalonia leader carles puigdemont tell bbc region declare independence matter days pro-independence party control regional government stag sunday referendum defiance constitutional court rule vote violate spain 1978 constitution state country indivisible catalonia spain rich region language culture political movement secession strengthen recent years participate sunday ballot vote overwhelmingly independence result expect since residents favor remain part spain mainly boycott referendum catalan leader carles puigdemont say result valid must implement outside catalonia spaniards mostly hold strong view independence drive televise address king say irresponsible behavior catalan leaders undermine social harmony region today catalan society fracture conflict say catalan leaders infringe system legally approve rule decisions show unacceptable disloyalty towards power state king say crown strongly commit spanish constitution democracy underline commitment unity permanence spain early meet rajoy discuss situation catalonia opinion poll conduct vote suggest minority around 40 percent residents region back independence majority want referendum hold violent police crackdown anger catalans across divide favor independence repression say erwin 25-year-old pilot one demonstration wear spanish flag one companion wear red-and-yellow strip catalan flag several demonstrations unfold across catalonia tuesday north barcelona line tractors move road block traffic accompany protesters chant independence streets always fc barcelona city football club join strike say would close day none team would train carmaker seat vowg_p.de force temporarily shut production line road closure cut supply crowd gather outside local headquarter spain rule people party pp spanish national police headquarter barcelona whistle wave red-and-yellow regional flag happen oct. fire independence feel never die say 18-year-old student monica ventinc attend protest tuesday financial market spain 10-year borrow cost hit high level nearly three months tensions madrid catalonia spill streets spain 's king condemn catalan leaders thousands take streets