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Perpetrators on the run: right-wing populist politician shot in Madrid

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According to media reports, politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras was shot.
10:13 PM

Vidal-Quadras suspects an attack because of ties to the Iranian opposition

According to the Spanish newspaper “El Pais”, Vidal-Quadras is responsive and doing well. The former politician and co-founder of the right-wing populist party Vox reportedly told doctors that the attack could be linked to his ties to the Iranian opposition. According to the newspaper, Vidal-Quadras suspects that the Iranian regime was behind the attack. The doctors presented this theory to the police.

4:43 pm

The Spanish head of government wishes a speedy recovery

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made a short statement on X about the attack on Vidal-Quadras.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (51) wishes Vidal-Quadras a speedy recovery. The government trusts that investigators can clarify the facts as quickly as possible and arrest those responsible, Sánchez said on X.

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4:27 pm

The shot went through the lower jaw

According to initial findings, Vidal-Quadras suffered a gunshot wound to the lower jaw with an entry and exit hole. He was seriously injured in the attack.

4:20 PM

The victim was taken to hospital when he was conscious

Alejo Vidal-Quadras is currently being treated in hospital. “He was taken to hospital while conscious while the national police investigated the case,” a spokesperson for Spain’s Interior Ministry told CNN. His party colleague Santiago Abascal told reporters that it is “still too early to make assumptions, but we do not rule out any motive for an attack.”

4:14 PM

Sagittarius ambushed him

According to the Spanish newspaper “El Mundo”, the perpetrator allegedly used a nine-millimeter caliber weapon. The man waited near Vidal-Quadra’s home and eventually shot him from two meters away. The perpetrator was wearing a motorcycle helmet. According to “El Pais”, Vidal-Quadras was away after a church service in the neighborhood.

4:08 pm

The perpetrator is on the run

The police are looking for the unknown man who shot politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras (78). The shooter is believed to be on a motorcycle and on the run.

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The co-founder of the right-wing populist party, Alejo Vidal-Quadras (78), was shot dead in the street. An unknown person shot the politician in the face on Thursday, state television RTVE and other media reported unanimously, citing police sources.

The politician, who was also head of the conservative People’s Party PP in Catalonia before the founding of Vox in 2013, was deliberately taken to hospital. The police are looking for a motorcyclist. Further details and a possible motive for the crime were initially unknown. (SDA)

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