In Spain, far-right politician Alejo Vidal Cuadras was attacked with a gun in downtown Madrid yesterday afternoon.
It was stated that Quandras was injured in the head and was taken to the hospital, and his condition was described as serious.
He stated that the police, who opened an investigation, had not yet been able to determine the cause of the attack.
Spanish media published photos taken immediately after the accident. The videos show Quandras shaking and holding his head after the attack, while one of those helping him asks: “Did the fireworks go off?”
Other Madrid residents who rushed to help commented: “There has been an attack.” While residents of the area helped the man, it was also seen that first aid teams were called immediately.
The 78-year-old Cuadras, the former head of the right-wing People’s Party in the autonomous region of Catalonia, was among the founding members of the far-right Vox party at the end of 2013.
Cuadras, who is also a member of the European Friends of Israel lobby group, had criticized the Socialists’ agreement with Gantz, a Catalan separatist political party, to form a minority coalition government in Spain, in a post on X shortly before the attack.
He stated that the politician’s health condition is still serious.
Considering that the agreement between the Socialist Workers Party and Juntes “broke the structure of the rule of law in Spain and ended the principle of separation of powers,” Cuadras said, “Our nation will therefore cease to be a liberal democracy and become a democratic state.” Totalitarian tyranny.” “We Spaniards will not allow this,” he said.
Is Iran behind this?
It has been claimed that Iran may be behind the armed attack on Alejo Vidal Cuadras, a founding member of the far-right Vox party in Spain and a member of the European Friends of Israel lobby group.
In the news reported by the Spanish news agency EFE, based on the police sources that led the investigation, the far-right leader reportedly said in his first statement to the police that the Iranian regime may be behind the attack because of its ties with the opposition in Iran.
On the other hand, the Iranian National Resistance Council, with which Cuadras had been in contact for many years, issued a statement in which it “strongly” condemned the attack on the Spanish politician.
The Iranian National Resistance Council, known for providing financial support to the Vox party in the 2014 elections in Spain, stated that the Tehran regime described Cuadras as a “terrorist.”
The police announced that they are continuing to search for the suspect, who fled the scene on a motorcycle.
On the other hand, it was reported that 78-year-old Cuadras, who was injured in the face in the armed attack in front of his house in central Madrid, was taken to the hospital while he was in a conscious state and underwent surgery. The surgery and his life are not in danger.
All political parties in Spain condemned the armed attack on Cuadras, the founding co-chair of the Vox party.
Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Workers’ Party, Pedro Sánchez, also made a statement on the “X” account, condemning the attack, wishing Cuadras and his family a speedy recovery, and hoping that the incident will be revealed as soon as possible. maybe.
The 78-year-old Cuadras, the former head of the right-wing People’s Party in the autonomous region of Catalonia, was among the founding members of the far-right Vox party at the end of 2013. (agencies)
release date: 11:25, 10 November 2023