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France’s ex-president Sarkozy leaves prison: source

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France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy left prison on Monday, a source close to the case told AFP, after a judge ordered his release pending an appeal trial over Libyan funding.

Sarkozy was freed from La Sante prison in Paris shortly before 3:00 pm (1400 GMT) on Monday, the source said. He departed in a car with tinted windows, escorted by police motorcyclists.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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