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Sky News
17-06-2025
- Sky News
Double shooting suspect 'fled through three countries in 15 hours', Spanish police claim
Spanish police have alleged a double murder suspect accused of shooting two men dead at a bar in Spain fled through "three countries in 15 hours". Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan died after a gunman opened fire outside Monaghans bar in Fuengirola on the evening of 31 May. The incident prompted a denial from Police Scotland that it was linked to an ongoing gang feud spanning across the west and east coasts of the nation in recent months. Merseyside Police, with support from the National Crime Agency (NCA), arrested a 44-year-old man in Liverpool on 13 June on behalf of Spanish authorities. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court the following day, ahead of extradition proceedings. On Tuesday, the Spanish National Police claimed the suspect took a route through "three countries in less than 15 hours" and used disguises to avoid being detected. A Spanish police spokesperson said: "In just seven days, the alleged perpetrator was identified. He fled three countries in less than 15 hours, altering his physical appearance to avoid recognition." The force added that "once in hiding" in the UK, the suspect "changed his address to hinder any investigation" until he was arrested. Police Scotland had previously denied any link between the shootings in the Costa del Sol and ongoing conflict in the Edinburgh and Glasgow regions. In an update on Tuesday, Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston said: "We have been assisting Spanish colleagues with their investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola. "We are not aware of any current evidence which suggests the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge. "We are aware of the statement from the Spanish police and although we cannot comment on an ongoing investigation in another jurisdiction, our position remains that we have no current evidence to suggest that this incident was orchestrated from Scotland. "We are aware of the arrest of an individual in the Merseyside area and will continue to support colleagues in Spain where necessary and if required by them." More than 40 arrests have been made as part of Operation Portaledge. A spokesperson for the NCA said: "On 13 June, officers from Merseyside Police arrested a 44-year-old man in the Liverpool area on behalf of the Spanish authorities for two counts of murder. "The operation was supported by officers from the NCA's national extradition unit.
Arab News
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Arab News
One dead, 36 injured after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
LIMA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 36 injured as the tremor triggered landslides, officials said. The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological Center said. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6. Peru said the tremor had not generated a tsunami warning. A man died in Lima when a wall fell on the car he was driving, the National Police said. In addition, the Emergency Operations Center reported 36 injuries in Lima. President Dina Boluarte called for 'calm' from citizens, noting that there was no tsunami warning for the South American country's Pacific coastline. The TV channel Latina showed footage of landslides in several areas of the capital city. The quake also prompted a suspension of a major football game being played in Lima. The city's subway service was also halted. Peru is home to 34 million people and lies on the so-called Ring of Fire, a stretch of intense seismic and volcanic activity around the Pacific basin. Peru averages at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year. The last big one, in 2021 in the Amazon region, had a magnitude of 7.5, left 12 people injured and destroyed more than 70 homes. A devastating quake in 1970 in the northern Ancash region of Peru killed around 67,000 people.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
One dead after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru Sunday, killing one person and triggering landslides, officials said. The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological Center said. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6. Peru said the tremor had not generated a tsunami warning. A man died in Lima when a wall fell on the car he was driving, the National Police said. In addition, the Emergency Operations Center reported five injuries in Lima. President Dina Boluarte called for "calm" from citizens, noting that there was no tsunami warning for the South American country's Pacific coastline. The TV channel Latina showed footage of landslides in several areas of the capital city. The quake also prompted a suspension of a major football game being played in Lima. Peru is home to 34 million people and lies on the so-called Ring of Fire, a stretch of intense seismic and volcanic activity around the Pacific basin. Peru averages at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year. The last big one, in 2021 in the Amazon region, had a magnitude of 7.5, left 12 people injured and destroyed more than 70 homes. A devastating quake in 1970 in the northern Ancash region of Peru killed around 67,000 people. axl-cm/dga/dw/aha/des
The Guardian
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks
Colombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country's south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country. Police said attackers launching 19 attacks on targets in Cali – the country's third largest city – and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. National Police chief Carlos Fernando Triana said assailants had attacked targets with car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire and a suspected drone. 'There are two police officers dead, and a number of members of the public are also dead,' he said. Police later said at least two civilians were among those killed, and 12 others were injured. In Cali and the towns of Villa Rica, Guachinte and Corinto, AFP journalists witnessed the tangled wreckage of vehicles surrounded by scorched debris. The assaults came days after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in Bogotá put the country on edge. Many Colombians are fearful of a return to the violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when cartel attacks, guerrilla violence and political assassinations were commonplace. In the town of Corinto, resident Luz Amparo was at home when the blast gutted her bakery. 'We thought it was an earthquake,' she told AFP. 'My husband said: 'No, they are shooting.'' Her phone began to ring off the hook, and she went to her check on her store. As she rounded the corner the neighbors began to look in her direction. 'Everything was levelled,' she said. Police and experts blamed Tuesday's attacks on a dissident faction of the once-powerful Farc guerrilla group. Security expert Elizabeth Dickenson of the International Crisis Group said the attacks were likely the work of a group known as the Central General Staff (EMC). 'This is a particularly well-coordinated offensive. It really demonstrates the capacity that the group has built' she told AFP. 'And I think very alarmingly it demonstrates their ability to conduct operations in the metropolitan area of Cali.' Dickenson said the group may be trying to stop an ongoing military operation that is reported to have injured or killed the group's veteran leader, known as 'Iván Mordisco'. 'They are trying to raise the cost of that military initiative for the government,' said Dickenson. In a statement on Tuesday, the EMC warned the public to stay away from military and police installations, but stopped short of claiming responsibility. The attacks come three days after conservative senator Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot twice in the head at close range by an alleged hitman while campaigning in Bogota. That attack has stunned Colombians, prompted speculation about who was responsible and raised questions about Gustavo Petro's response. Petro has speculated on social media that the hit was ordered by an international 'mafia' and to claim that Uribe's security detail was suspiciously reduced the day he was shot. On Tuesday a 15-year-old pleaded not guilty to carrying out the attempted assassination. The government believes he was a hired gun.
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Death of Brit father who fell 600ft from Benidorm cliff will be reinvestigated by police as family insist there was 'foul play'
The mysterious death of a British father-of-four who fell from a Benidorm cliff last year will be reinvestigated by police as a possible homicide. Detectives previously thought Nathan Osman, 30, had suffered an accident or possibly even taken his own life while on holiday at the tourist hotspot. But his family, who have questioned the Spanish authorities from the start, have always suspected 'foul play' in the tragedy. After a drawn-out battle to get the police report, they probed the circumstances around Osman's death further. His brother Lee Evans helped compile a comprehensive timeline of his movements from the minute he left the UK until the last moment they could find him on the CCTV cameras of local Benidorm businesses. In March, members of the family travelled to Spain and presented their timeline, in both English and Spanish, to the relevant authorities. Meeting with the Policía Nacional, and the head prosecutor and judge on Nathan's case, the family said Osman was not a 'typical Brit going abroad on a lads' holiday.' 'Nathan liked to go and experience different places, and he'd even decided to book on his friends' holiday and join them last minute,' Evans said, according to The Olive Press. 'He drank quite rarely and has never used recreational drugs. His autopsy revealed that there were no drugs in his system,' Hughes said. 'Nathan had four beautiful children and enjoyed life to the fullest. He never imagined that a break in the sun would lead to his death. 'He was just really excited and really looking forward to seeing his friends and having a relaxing holiday.' After a drinking outing with friends on September 27 - the first day of the long weekend break he had spontaneously joined - the tired father-of-four walked back to the hotel alone to sleep. But the next morning, his bed had not been slept in - and an off-duty police officer found his body, at the foot of a remote cliff in Benidorm's outskirts, later that day. Evans has previously said his brother had no reason to do the hour-long walk there, in the opposite direction to his hotel, alone. He instead believes his brother was taken to the cliff, either by taxi or against his will. The last sighting of Osman, according to Evans, was him walking 'very calm and collected' following directions on his phone. He was found a 50-minute walk away from where he was last seen on CCTV. At an inquest into Osman's death in October last year, senior coroner Graeme Hughes heard the man suffered traumatic brain injuries after falling from the cliff. 'If he had gotten lost as the authorities told us he had, Nathan would have asked for directions to guarantee he arrived safely back at his hotel,' Evans noted. 'We know Nathan and recognised from the start that something was wrong. Nathan was extremely streetwise and intelligent,' his sister Alannah Hughes said. 'It wasn't investigated thoroughly, not even a basic investigation was carried out.' The family have travelled to Benidorm and retraced Osman's footsteps to the exact spot where his body was airlifted. They said someone tried to use his bank card at a shop near where his body was found the next morning, while his valuables had disappeared. But police handed back the phone shortly after Osman's parents arrived in Spain. 'With a normal investigation, they should have kept the phone and looked into it,' Evans said. From their own efforts, the family have worked out Osman was on a video call to a friend that night, until his phone died. They said the head prosecutor in the case was receptive to their appeals, and was 'blown away' with the detailed investigation. She said the case will be taken seriously by detectives. The judge and prosecutor have now agreed to reopen the case and to investigate Nathan's death as a potential homicide, with foul play being determined due to the factors raised. 'We've felt abandoned, but we left Benidorm that day knowing that the investigation is wide open and is ongoing,' Evans said. 'We want to be able to tell Nathan's children when they're older that we tried everything in our power to get justice for their dad.' A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office said in March: 'We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.'
