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Spanish government pardons nine Catalan separatist leaders

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Spanish government pardons nine Catalan separatist leaders

Spanish government pardons nine Catalan separatist leaders

Madrid says its controversial move is aimed at diffusing a years-long political crisis, but some dismiss the pardons as a stunt.


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