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Three arrested over shooting of former rightwing politician in Madrid



British woman said to be among those held after Alejo Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face on a busy streetSpanish police investigating the attempted killing of a former rightwing politician who was shot in the face on a busy Madrid street almost two weeks ago have arrested three people including a British woman, according to official sources.Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former leader of the conservative People’s party (PP) in Catalonia who joined the far-right Vox party in 2014, was attacked in the affluent Salamanca district of the Spanish capital at about 1.30pm local time (1230 GMT) on Thursday 9 November. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/21/arrested-shooting-former-rightwing-politician-madrid-alejo-vidal-quadras

Author : Sam Jones in Madrid and agency

Publish date : 2023-11-21 14:42:01

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