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Three Found Dead In Shooting At Civil Guard Barracks In Dolores, Spain
DOLORES, Alicante — A small community in Spain’s Valencia region was left in mourning on Saturday after three people—a Civil Guard officer, his wife, and their adult son—were found dead with gunshot wounds inside a residence at the local Civil Guard barracks, in an incident authorities are investigating as a suspected case of domestic violence […]
Driver Rams Dozen Of Pedestrians In Modena, Italy, Eight Injured, Four Critical
MODENA, Italy — Italy was shaken on Saturday by a deliberate vehicle attack in the northern city of Modena, where a driver plowed into multiple pedestrians at high speed before crashing into a storefront and stabbing a bystander while attempting to flee, leaving eight people injured, four of them in critical condition, according to local […]
Spanish Flamenco Singer Matías De Paula Shot Dead In Broad Daylight
VILLANUEVA DE LA SERENA, Badajoz — A renowned flamenco singer was fatally shot in broad daylight on Friday afternoon in his hometown in Spain’s Extremadura region, in an attack that has shocked the local arts community and prompted a manhunt for the suspected gunman, according to sources close to the case and verified media reports. […]
Power Outage Interrupts Live Broadcast On Spain’s TVE For 20 Minutes
MADRID, Spain — Live broadcasting on Spain’s public television network TVE was interrupted for approximately 20 minutes on Friday morning due to an electrical failure, affecting both the flagship TVE-1 channel and the 24-hour news channel Canal 24h, according to official statements from the broadcaster. European Parliament Report Warns Of ‘Institutional Deterioration And Rising Corruption’ […]
Drug Speedboat Rams Customs Patrol Vessel During High-speed Chase Off Almería Coast
ALMERÍA, Spain — A patrol boat from Spain’s Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) was rammed by a drug trafficking speedboat during a pursuit late last night in waters off the coast of Almería, an incident that resulted in property damage but no injuries to law enforcement personnel, according to official statements from the State Tax Administration […]
Cruise Ship With A Norovirus Outbreak May Arrive In Spain
FERROL, Spain — The cruise ship Ambition, which has been affected by a norovirus outbreak detected during its port call in Bordeaux, France, has officially cancelled its scheduled stop in Ferrol, Spain, set for Saturday, May 16, according to confirmed reports from the Ferrol Port Authority. The decision leaves uncertain the vessel’s planned subsequent calls […]
12 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles Seized From Abandoned Porsche On Ap-7 Highway In Girona
GIRONA, Spain — Catalan police discovered 12 Kalashnikov assault rifles hidden in the trunk of an abandoned luxury vehicle during a routine patrol on the AP-7 highway near Figueres early Wednesday morning, prompting an intensive manhunt for two suspects of North African origin who fled the scene, according to official statements from the Mossos d’Esquadra. […]
Body Found In Málaga Apartment Alongside 280 Kilograms Of Cocaine
MÁLAGA, Spain — National Police have opened an investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in an apartment in the Puerto de la Torre neighborhood of Málaga, where authorities also seized more than 280 kilograms of cocaine, according to sources familiar with the case. Man Armed With Machete Arrested After Aggressive Incident In Tarragona […]
Violent Teen Gang Terrorizes Manresa With Assaults And Robberies; 35 Arrests In One Month
MANRESA, Spain — Residents of Manresa, the capital of Catalonia’s Bages region, have lived in fear for months due to a violent group of teenagers of Moroccan origin, who have carried out a string of assaults and robberies throughout the city, prompting an intensified police response that has resulted in 35 arrests in a single […]
Criticism Mounts Over Andalusian Candidate’s ‘Workplace Accident’ Remarks On Fallen Civil Guard Officers
SEVILLE, Spain — María Jesús Montero, the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) candidate for the upcoming Andalusian regional elections and former Minister of Finance, has faced widespread criticism after describing the deaths of two Civil Guard officers killed during a drug interdiction operation off the coast of Huelva as a “workplace accident,” prompting sharp rebukes […]