Venezuelan Opposition Politician Lopez Arrives in Madrid, Spain Says

Venezuelan Opposition Politician Lopez Arrives in Madrid, Spain Says
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez gets into a National Guard armored vehicle in Caracas, on Feb. 18, 2014. Jorge Silva/Reuters
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MADRID—Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid on Sunday, Spain’s foreign ministry said in a statement, after spending the past year at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Venezuela to escape house arrest.

“Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid today, being able to reunite with his family,” the statement said.