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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Renata Brito

Fugitive ex-Catalan leader said to be in Belgium as Spanish police try to explain how he escaped

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Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was back in Belgium on Friday. his lawyer said, after he evaded arrest in Spain for the second time in seven years with a dramatic dash into a getaway car following a public appearance in Barcelona.

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