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Three people trapped deep inside a Spanish potash mine after a gallery collapsed on Thursday have died, Catalan leader Pere Aragones says. "We would like to express our condolences to the families of the deceased and also to all their colleagues at the mine here in Súria," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Exiled former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont leaves court in Italy after an extradition hearing. The extradition warrant was issued by Spain over his role in Catalonia's failed independence bid. IMAGES
Exiled former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrives at an Italian court where he is fighting an extradition warrant issued by Spain over his role in Catalonia's failed independence bid. IMAGES
Alghero, Sep 25 (EFE).- The President of the Catalan Government, Pere Aragonès, assured Saturday that "the repression of the Spanish State continues" and that "amnesty is more necessary than ever ", after meeting in the Italian town of Alghero with former president Carles Puigdemont.Puigdemont was arrested Thursday in Alghero by an order from the Spanish Supreme Court, although he was released from jail Friday. (Camera: ALVARO PADILLA).SHOT LIST: THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERALITAT OF CATALONIA, PERE ARAGONÈS, WALK WITH THE FORMER CATALAN PRESIDENT, CARLES PUIGDEMONT, THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL POPULAR FOLKLORE FESTIVAL, IN ALGHERO, ITALY.
Five recently released Catalan separatists meet with former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in Waterloo, Belgium. Catalonia's bid to break away from Spain in 2017 provoked one of the worst political crises there since the end of Francisco Franco's military dictatorship in 1975. Leaders of the wealthy Spanish region, which has a population of 7.8 million people, defied a government ban to organise an independence referendum. IMAGES
Catalan president Pere Aragones and former regional leader Carles Puigdemont greet each other in Waterloo, Belgium, before holding a meeting. IMAGES