TWO people have been shot dead at a popular Irish bar in a Costa del Sol holiday resort.
A masked man is said to have entered Monaghans Fuengirola and killed his victims in front of horrified tourists and expats enjoying a drink after the end of the Champions League final before fleeing in a getaway vehicle.
Two men were killed in an Irish bar in Malaga
Some reports speak of two gunmen, although this has yet to be confirmed by police.
Grisly pictures from the scene of last night’s shooting, which occurred around 11.30pm, show a man lying lifeless on his back in shorts and a T-shirt by a drinks and meal blackboard on an outside terrace at the Irish bar.
In other disturbing images police and paramedics can be seen surrounding the body of one of the victims, thought to be the same man, after he was covered under a blanket as shocked locals and holidaymakers looked on.
There are no reports yet of any arrests, although police set up roadblocks in the area after the shooting to try to catch those responsible.
Unconfirmed local reports are pointing to the horror crime being a possible gang-related shooting because of the way it was executed.
The latest gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda.
He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends.
The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests.
The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool.
Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base.
Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort.
INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING
National Police are investigating the latest attack.
Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place “where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events.”
It also bills itself as a “family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area’s most popular beaches.”
Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone’s throw from an area called Los Boliches.
The Malaga branch of hard-right Spanish party Vox said in a post on X, referencing the series of recent shootings on the Costa del Sol: “A new shooting in the province of Malaga, this time in Fuengirola.
“What are the Popular Party and the governing PSOE party waiting for to increase the presence of police and other state security forces on the Costa del Sol?
“We have been demanding urgent measures to end these shootings for several weeks now.”
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