Mass Protests In Catalonia After Germany Arrest Former Leader Carles Puigdemont

BBC: Spain Catalonia: Mass protests after Germany detains Puigdemont

Protests have broken out across Catalonia as former leader Carles Puigdemont spends the night in a German prison.

Mr Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was detained by German police acting on a European arrest warrant.

Thousands of his supporters have turned out in Barcelona and other nearby cities to protest his arrest.

Mr Puigdemont will appear before a German judge on Monday.

He was detained while crossing from Denmark on his way to Belgium, where he has been living in self-imposed exile since Catalonia's parliament unilaterally declared independence from Spain in October.

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WNU Editor: It is definitely tense in Catalonia right now .... Photos show the explosive, violent tension between Spain and Catalonia’s separatists right now (Quartz).

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