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Apr
11
2024
By The African Mirror
Champions League host nations tighten security after Islamic State threats

Champions League host nations tighten security after Islamic State threats

FOOTBALL
FRANCE and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid and Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, top officials said, as Islamic State threatened drone attacks on Europe's top club soccer tournament. British police said they were aware of reports of threats and had a robust policing plan in place ahead of Arsenal's match against Bayern Munich in London on Tuesday night. The threats against some of the world's most-watched soccer matches underline the resurgence of Islamic State after several deadly attacks this year, including in Iran and Moscow. They also point to the complex geopolitical backdrop to…
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Nov
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Spain politician shooting: Three detained in anti-terror probe

Spain politician shooting: Three detained in anti-terror probe

WORLD
SPANISH police detained three people as part of an anti-terror investigation into the shooting of the former head of Spain's conservative People's Party in Catalonia on a busy Madrid street 12 days ago. One of the suspects was arrested in the southern port city of Malaga and the other two in Granada, a police source told Reuters, confirming early reports from news website El Confidencial and radio station Cadena SER. Two of them were Spanish men and the third arrested was a British woman, the source said. Police are looking into whether they have links with foreign countries. Alejo Vidal-Quadras was shot…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
LEGENDS, the world’s largest football collection, opens its doors in Madrid

LEGENDS, the world’s largest football collection, opens its doors in Madrid

SPORT
LEGENDS is a 4,200m2 space in which 600 pieces from the most important institutions in world football are displayed, land in Puerta del Sol connected in a moving, immersive and technological experience Landmark pieces from players such as Maradona, Pelé, Casillas and Messi, all used in official matches, are just some examples of what visitors can expect to see from June 1st in this venue in Madrid's Puerta del Sol LEGENDS, The Home of Football, presented by LaLiga will open its doors in Madrid on June 1. An opening that will position the Spanish capital as the epicentre of world…
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Jun
10
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Madrid seeks to Europeanise crisis’

‘Madrid seeks to Europeanise crisis’

NEWS
MOROCCO's foreign minister has accused Spain of trying to turn a political crisis between the two countries into an EU problem by focusing on migration and ignoring the root causes. The row blew up in April after Spain admitted the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Brahim Ghali, for medical treatment without informing Rabat, which regards the disputed territory as its own. Brahim Ghali, leader of Polisario Front and president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) is pictured southeast of the Algerian city of Tindouf, July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo Morocco then appeared to relax border controls…
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