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Man Dies After Early-Morning Street Attack in Bilbao as Police Launch Homicide Inquiry

Investigators are working to identify those responsible, with local reports pointing to a machete assault that authorities have not publicly detailed.

Overview

  • Police were called around 6:45 a.m. Sunday to calle Fika in the Solokoetxe neighborhood of Bilbao.
  • Officers found a man with chest wounds from a bladed weapon who was receiving treatment from emergency medical services.
  • The victim was transferred to Hospital de Cruces in Barakaldo, where he later died.
  • The Ertzaintza has opened an investigation to clarify what happened and to locate and detain those responsible.
  • Local outlets report the fatal confrontation involved machete blows, though officials have not confirmed specific weapon details.