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Army takes case to prosecutor after denigrating comments in non-official WhatsApp chat with 70 members

Minister Margarita Robles asks Public Prosecutor to investigate chat that includes threats to Catalan National Assembly 

President and health minister accused of "reckless homicide" in denying permission to open facility set up by Spanish police and army

The Fira de Barcelona with initially accommodate 225 people, with space to expand to 1,000

City authority also rents 200 tourist apartments for people at risk and opens three centers for homeless

Retired and student doctors and nurses called to join effort

Spanish Legion confirms incident in Catalan city that went viral on social media and insists weapons were not loaded

Civil War training camp opens new zone showing visitors how Republican soldiers spent their time before going to the front

City Council and the Catalan government are both against the military taking part in such events   

“We hope this does not mean more violence against peaceful people,” Catalan Parliament president answers 

 Spanish Defense ministry brands viral video as “vandalism”

Defense ministry prepares two convoys fitted with kitchens, showers and bunks to accommodate Spanish police

The Spanish Defence Minister, Pedro Morenés, warned that the army won’t intervene in Catalonia during the 27-S upcoming elections as long as “everybody fulfils their duty”. Morenés said this referring to a possible unilateral declaration of independence, in the event that pro-independence forces win the Catalan elections. In an interview on Spanish National Radio (RNE) he underlined that the army “is an absolutely and perfectly democratic” institution and its members “will strictly obey the law”. The Minister also spoke in support of the application of Article 115 of the Spanish Constitution, which allows the central government to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy if the “rules aren’t adhered to”.