2 BRITS SHOT AT COSTA BAR
Suspect gunman also injured
TENSIONS ran high yesterday as protestors from far-right groups and anti-fascist demonstrators clashed.
A march and rally planned by Britain First FELICITY CROSS and the English Defence League – described as a “march against terrorism” – took place in London near a rival TWO Brits on a Spanish golfing holiday have been shot after getting into a drunken fight at a bar.
One was hit in the leg and the other in the foot during an altercation that started at a pub in the resort of Fuengirola on the Costa Del Sol.
Both men were rushed to hospital after police discovered one at the scene with a pal and the other nursing his wound at a nearby hotel where he was staying.
The suspected gunman, a 42-yearold Brit who like the tourists has not been named, also received medical attention after being found lying semi-conscious on the ground with head injuries. Sources close to the police probe said two guns were demonstration from Unite Against Fascism.
Violent scenes erupted as hundreds of people gathered in Trafalgar Square, with marchers scuffling with police. FELICITY CROSS seized, one in a Volkswagen the Brit had the keys to, and another under a nearby vehicle where bullet casings were also found.
Neither of the gunshot victims’ wounds are thought to be lifethreatening.
They were also arrested on suspicion of assault while under police guard in hospital, although, like the suspected gunman, they are yet to be formally charged.
The three golfers involved in the incident had been drinking at a popular British haunt The Seaside bar. Staff asked them and the suspected gunman to leave after an altercation inside the building before the violence erupted on the pavement outside. It is not known why the shooting occurred, but it is thought to be after a petty argument. The holidaymakers, aged between 55 and 60, are believed to have been staying at a hotel near the pub called Las Piramides on Fuengirola seafront. The Seaside bar’s owner said yesterday: “I wasn’t here when it happened but I know from staff there was an incident inside which led to four men being asked to leave.”