A Catalan policeman has been arrested on suspicion of helping former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont escape, reports AFP.
The policeman is accused of owning the car in which Puigdemont fled after meeting thousands of supporters near the Catalan parliament in Barcelona.
Puigdemont returned today to Spain for the first time after seven years in exile. He fled the country after he organized an illegal referendum on Catalan independence.
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Police hunt in Barcelona - looking for Puigdemont
A police hunt is underway in Barcelona to locate and arrest separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, reports the Spanish newspaper El País.
The leader appeared in Barcelona on Thursday after seven years in exile. Puigdemont - who is wanted by Spanish authorities - fled the country after he organized an illegal referendum on Catalan independence.
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The separatist leader back in Spain after seven years in exile
Catalonia's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has returned to Spain after seven years in exile, AP reports. Puidgemont fled the country after he organized an illegal referendum on Catalan independence.
Puigdemont was greeted by thousands of cheering supporters in a park in central Barcelona. The event was organized by his political party, the Catalan independence party Junts.
The former leader has been wanted by Spanish authorities and it is unclear whether he will now be arrested.
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