Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
BBC News reports: Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
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