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November 27, 2014

Seized Greenpeace ship leaves Canaries after bail paid
Madrid (AFP) Nov 26, 2014
A Greenpeace ship impounded by Spain earlier this month as it protested oil exploration off the Canary Islands was allowed to leave on Wednesday after payment of a 50,000-euro bail, the group said. The Arctic Sunrise "left at 5:00 pm local time (1700 GMT) and set off toward Valencia" in eastern Spain, a spokesman for the environmental group said. Spain said it impounded the ship because the crew defied orders to leave a restricted zone where they were protesting against oil exploration off the C ... read more

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