Esther Martinez
- Jul 19
Basque radicals attack Spain fans during World Cup final; four arrested, soldiers among injured
Masked assailants wielding batons, pepper spray and reinforced gloves targeted supporters watching Spain's World Cup victory in Bilbao, Vitoria, San Sebastián and Pamplona, leaving at least six injured including three soldiers.
- May 30
Spanish PP leader Tellado demands PNV withdraw support from Sánchez's 'mafia' government, calls for immediate elections
Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of Spain's Partido Popular, escalated political tensions in Bilbao on Saturday by branding Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'mafia boss' and demanding the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) immediately withdraw its parliamentary support, calling the situation a 'democratic emergency'.
