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Spain's PM offers condolences after reported death of woman whose eviction sparked protests
Compiled Oct 7
What happened
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal
The detail
Abascal was 87 years old and known as Maricarmen
The detail
Her eviction sparked nationwide protests
The detail
She had been hospitalized since being carried out on a stretcher from her apartment
How it unfolded
over seven decades: Abascal lived in her apartment · before hospitalization: She was carried out on a stretcher from her apartment during eviction · after eviction: Her case sparked nationwide protests · following protests: Prime Minister called for early elections after failing to pass housing measures · Wednesday: Sánchez expressed condolences after her reported death
By the numbers
87 age · seven decades duration · tens of thousands protesters
Still unresolved
The article refers to her death as 'reported', suggesting it was not officially confirmed