Barcelona (CNN) Spain is facing a political and constitutional crisis after Catalans voted in favor of independence in a contested referendum that descended into chaos when police launched a widespread and violent crackdown. The Catalan government said it had earned the right to split from Spain after results showed 90% of those who voted were in favor of a split. But amid an unexpectedly harsh response from Spanish police, turnout was only around 42%. The Catalan health ministry said 893 people were injured in the clashes Sunday as riot police raided polling stations, dragged away voters and fired rubber bullets.Number of injured rises to 893 after Spanish police crackdownUN human rights chief calls for inquiry into violence
People shouted "Long live free _, we are peaceful people and we only want to vote." Turull said more people would have voted had it not been for the _ police suppression.