Three Arrested in Connection with Shooting of Spanish Politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Vidal-Quadras, a supporter of Iranian opposition groups, accuses Iran of attempted murder; no evidence found yet.
- Alejo Vidal-Quadras, co-founder of Spain's far-right Vox party and former head of the centre-right People's Party in Catalonia, was shot in the face in Madrid on November 9 and is recovering in hospital.
- Three people, including a British woman and two Spanish men, were arrested in connection with the shooting, but none are suspected of having fired the shot.
- The shooting is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, with Vidal-Quadras and others suggesting a potential link to Iran due to his long-standing support for Iranian opposition groups.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on Vidal-Quadras in January, accusing him of supporting terrorism and terrorist groups.
- Vidal-Quadras has accused Iran of being behind his attempted murder, but no evidence supporting this claim has been found yet.