https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spaniards were shocked by the news on Thursday that Alejo Vidal-Quadras had been shot in the face at point-blank range. The 78-year-old politician, currently in a serious but stable condition, has his suspicions over who's responsible. https://www.thelocal.es/20231110/who-shot-the-founder-of-spains-far-right-vox-party Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:22:24 +0100 who-shot-the-founder-of-spains-far-right-vox-party Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, one of the founders of Spain’s far-right party Vox and the former head of Spain’s Popular Party in Catalonia, has been seriously injured after being shot in the face in broad daylight in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20231109/founder-of-spains-far-right-vox-shot-in-the-face-in-madrid Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:55:53 +0100 founder-of-spains-far-right-vox-shot-in-the-face-in-madrid Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a man suspected of having links with an Islamist gunman who killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels this month. https://www.thelocal.es/20231027/spanish-police-detain-man-suspected-of-role-in-brussels-terror-attack Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:18:46 +0200 spanish-police-detain-man-suspected-of-role-in-brussels-terror-attack A Serbian-born man arrested in Spain over the killing of three men agreed on Sunday to be extradited to Italy where he is wanted for robbery and murder, a Spanish court said. https://www.thelocal.es/20171217/suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:57:51 +0100 suspect-in-spain-police-slaying-agrees-to-be-extradited-to-italy Police in Spain shot and injured an unarmed Frenchman on Saturday at a toll station near the French border, who officers said was shouting 'Allahu akbar'. https://www.thelocal.es/20171119/spanish-police-shoot-frenchman-who-shouted-allahu-akbar Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:16:43 +0100 spanish-police-shoot-frenchman-who-shouted-allahu-akbar A man who caused panic after firing a shotgun within a supermarket in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia was not connected to any Islamic organisation, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170112/man-detained-in-supermarket-shootout-was-not-jihadist Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:08:38 +0100 man-detained-in-supermarket-shootout-was-not-jihadist A 41-year-old Irishman shot four times outside a Mallorca supermarket on Wednesday evening may not actually have been the intended victim. https://www.thelocal.es/20160818/irishman-mallorca-gangland-killing-majorca Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:05:50 +0200 irishman-mallorca-gangland-killing-majorca Two people have been seriously injured after a man opened fire at a shopping centre in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160812/two-injured-in-zaragoza-shopping-centre-shooting Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:57:34 +0200 two-injured-in-zaragoza-shopping-centre-shooting A British expat survived an attack by two masked men at the door to his Spanish home after their weapon jammed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160506/brit-escapes-hit-men-at-spanish-villa-as-gun-jams Fri, 06 May 2016 18:20:29 +0200 brit-escapes-hit-men-at-spanish-villa-as-gun-jams A gun battle broke out between feuding neighbours in southern Spain after one broke wind within earshot of another. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/spain-four-injured-in-shoot-out-sparked-by-fart Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:21:56 +0100 spain-four-injured-in-shoot-out-sparked-by-fart Gary Hutch was killed by a balaclava-wearing gunman in Mijas on the Costa del Sol on Thursday in what police believe was a revenge killing. https://www.thelocal.es/20150925/irish-gangster-gunned-down-in-hail-of-bullets-on-costa-del-sol Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:12:12 +0200 irish-gangster-gunned-down-in-hail-of-bullets-on-costa-del-sol Police have discovered that the man shot outside a hotel in the tourist heart of Barcelona was a Dutch member of an illegal biker gang wanted by Interpol. He has been arrested in his hospital bed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150731/victim-in-barcelona-shooting-was-dutch-fugitive Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:03:20 +0200 victim-in-barcelona-shooting-was-dutch-fugitive A masked shooter fired at the British man and Belgian outside a hotel in the tourist centre of the Catalan Capital in what police believe may have been a settling of scores. https://www.thelocal.es/20150729/brit-belgian-targeted-in-barcelona-shooting Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:45:37 +0200 brit-belgian-targeted-in-barcelona-shooting Police arrested a young man on Wednesday for allegedly shooting the manager of an arcade in the head after he lost a lot of money at the slot machines. https://www.thelocal.es/20150709/man-shoots-arcade-manager-over-money Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:36:26 +0200 man-shoots-arcade-manager-over-money Abel Martínez Oliva was passionate about Barcelona FC and comics, and was a dedicated teacher, friends have revealed, one day after the teacher was killed by a 13-year-old pupil. https://www.thelocal.es/20150421/tributes-paid-to-barcelona-hero-teacher Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:28:13 +0200 tributes-paid-to-barcelona-hero-teacher UPDATED: Police have detained a 13-year-old after a teacher was shot dead with a crossbow and several others injured in a Barcelona secondary school. https://www.thelocal.es/20150420/student-shoots-dead-teacher-in-barcelona-school Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:36:51 +0200 student-shoots-dead-teacher-in-barcelona-school The tiny British-held territory of Gibraltar complained to London on Wednesday that four Spanish air force jets entered its territory without permission, the latest in a string of disputes over alleged Spanish incursions into its territory. https://www.thelocal.es/20130704/spanish-fighter-jets-fire-up-gibraltar-strife Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:49:20 +0200 spanish-fighter-jets-fire-up-gibraltar-strife Discrepancies between police and witness statements over the circumstances leading to the shooting of a barking dog named "Lucky" have raised hackles in Zaragoza. https://www.thelocal.es/20130617/dog-shot-dead-by-police-provokes-protests Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:07:00 +0200 dog-shot-dead-by-police-provokes-protests