MADRID: A Spanish right-wing politician, Alejandro Vidal-Quadras, was shot in the face on a central Madrid street on Thursday.
Police said Quadras, 78, was attacked near his home and that he was conscious when taken to a hospital by emergency crews. A motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately disclosed.
According to Spanish state news agency EFE, police believe the shooter fled the scene on a motorbike, wearing a black helmet.
Madrid’s Gregorio Marañón hospital issued their first public medical report on Vidal-Quadras’ condition.
The hospital said that the gunshot had fractured his jawbone and that he will undergo surgery. It said he was in stable condition and that his life wasn’t in danger.
Quadras has remained a member of the European Parliament even after three decades.
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