March 25, 2018 7:36 PM

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Former leader of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont detained in Germany

<div>The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has been detained in Germany.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>His lawyer said, Puigdemont, who is wanted in Spain for sedition and rebellion, was held crossing from Denmark on the way to Belgium.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium since last October's banned referendum that backed Catalonia's unilateral secession bid.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>A European arrest warrant was recently reactivated against him.</div>''<div></div>''<div>The charges of rebellion and sedition that Puigdemont faces in Spain could result in 30 years in prison.</div>

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