Northern Spain Blast Now Believed to be Shooting, Says Security Chief

By Smith On May 17, 2023

Last Updated: May 17, 2023, 18:39 IST

Erkoreka said the couple were the only victims of the incident.(Representative photo/PTI)

So far this year, at least 17 women have been allegedly killed in Spain by their partner or former partner, according to the Equality Ministry

Police investigating what at first seemed like an explosion in northern Spain that killed a man and a woman now believe it was a murder-suicide with a sawn-off shotgun, authorities said on Wednesday.

According to Basque regional security chief Josu Erkoreka, a man with a hidden “manipulated firearm” is presumed to have shot his ex-partner before turning the gun on himself when they met on Tuesday near her home in the fishing town of Orio.

“Witnesses interpreted the noise as an explosion from a homemade device,” he told a news conference.

Erkoreka said the couple were the only victims of the incident.

So far this year, at least 17 women have been allegedly killed in Spain by their partner or former partner, according to the Equality Ministry.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)

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