They investigate whether the authorship of the shooting of Vidal-Quadras is related to Iran

The investigation opened by the Police after the shooting that the former politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras received this Thursday in the middle of the street in Madrid is investigating the possible relationship with Iran, as sources in the investigation have confirmed to Europa Press.

According to 'El País', Vidal-Quadras himself, once stabilized in the hospital, has indicated that the attack may be linked to his relations with the Iranian opposition. The sources consulted by Europa Press have confirmed that they are already working on this hypothesis.

In January of this year, the Government of Iran announced sanctions against 34 people and entities from countries of the European Union and the United Kingdom, including the former vice president of the European Parliament Alejo Vidal-Quadras, who was already sanctioned in October 2022. Specifically, included him on a list of personalities who had provided "support to terrorist groups and the spread of violence and hatred."

It was the response of the Iranian regime to the measures of the European Union for the repression of the demonstrations that followed the death in custody of a woman detained for allegedly wearing the veil incorrectly. Vidal-Quadras, in addition, had also established relations with the opposition to the Government of Iran.

The 78-year-old former politician, former president of the Catalan PP who later joined Vox, has been urgently hospitalized after being shot in the face at 1:30 p.m. at number 40 Núñez de Balboa Street.

The investigation into the shooting in the center of Madrid was undertaken by the Homicide Group of the Madrid Police Headquarters, with the support of specialists from the Scientific Police. However, after the investigations that point to a commission, agents from the Provincial Information Brigade have also joined, according to police sources.

Since late this Thursday morning, a search has been underway for a man who fired the shot, who approached Vidal-Quadras on foot, covering his face with a helmet, and who then fled on a motorcycle with a second person, apparently. a woman. The Police are analyzing a burned-out motorcycle that has been found in Fuenlabrada (Madrid) in case it is related to the events.

The bullet caused a wound with an entry and exit hole at the level of the jaw, although Vidal-Quadras was conscious but bleeding abundantly when he was treated by the emergency services. He was then transferred to a hospital, where he underwent surgery without his life being in danger.

According to the first police investigations and eyewitness accounts, the shooter left the scene of the incident on foot and turned down a street near Núñez de Balboa, where another person - apparently a woman - was waiting for him to flee. On a motorbike.