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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chris Stevenson

Founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party shot in face by motorbike gunman

Reuters

One of the founders of Spain’s far-right Vox party has been shot in the face in Madrid.

Alejo Vidal-Quadras – a political veteran who had also spent time as the regional leader in Catalonia of the conservative People’s Party (PP) – was shot in the wealthy Salamanca area of central Madrid at about 1.30pm on Thursday. Spanish police said they were hunting two men in connection with the shooting, who were riding a black Yamaha motorbike. The gunman, who was wearing a helmet, stopped and got off to shoot Mr Vidal-Quadras. After the shooting, both men escaped on the motorbike.

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