The Latest: Catalan leader urges strong response to Spain

Former Catalan President Artur Mas, right, points next to Catalan deputy president Oriol Junqueras, left, President Carles Puigdemont, 2nd left and Carme Forcadell, speaker of the house in the Catalan parliament during a protest against the National Court’s decision to imprison civil society leaders, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. The Spanish government moved decisively Saturday to use a previously untapped constitutional power so it can take control of Catalonia and derail the independence movement led by separatist politicians in the prosperous industrial region. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)