{"id":216311,"date":"2023-11-09T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=216311"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:09:30","slug":"spanish-politician-shot-in-the-face-range-in-madrid-with-gunman-on-the-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/spanish-politician-shot-in-the-face-range-in-madrid-with-gunman-on-the-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish politician shot in the face range in Madrid with gunman on the loose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A Spanish former politician has been shot in the head and has since been rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n

    Well-known politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras received a gunshot wound to the face earlier today (November 9) at around 2pm. Police responded to the incident on N\u00fa\u00f1ez de Balboa Street in the Spanish capital and are understood to now be on the hunt for a young man wanted in connection to the incident. <\/p>\n

    The suspect is understood to have carried out the shooting and then fled the scene on a motorbike. According to Okdiario, investigations are already underway with officials requesting CCTV footage from the scene in a bid to find the licence plate of the getaway vehicle.<\/p>\n

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    Former MEP Mr Vidal-Quadras is understood to have been transferred in a conscious and stable state to a hospital in the city. As well as working as a politician he is a radiation scientist. <\/p>\n

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