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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Culture2 min readBBC World

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

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Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

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