Alejo Vidal-Quadras was attacked in the wealthy Salamanca area in central Madrid.
MADRID: The former head of Spain’s People’s Party in the Catalonia region was shot in the face in Madrid today, police said.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras was shot in the wealthy Salamanca area of central Madrid at about 1.30pm and was still conscious when he was taken to hospital, a police spokesman said. Spanish news agency EFE reported that police were hunting for a motorcyclist who was wearing a black helmet in connection with the shooting.
Vidal-Quadras, 78, was the head of the centre-right PP in Catalonia, and also a co-founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party and vice-president of the European Parliament between 1999 and 2014.No arrests have yet been made, police said.The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, said he understood that Vidal-Quadras was “out of danger” in hospital.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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