9 Sep, 2020 @ 18:20
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‘OUTRAGEOUS’: Fury as armed Spanish police enter Gibraltar waters just metres from homes

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A SPANISH boat has caused fury in Gibraltar after entering the British territory’s waters just metres away from homes.

The Aduanas vessel was filmed and pictured by residents today.

Images show several officers on the boat with one holding onto his gun in his holster.

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The Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi reacting to the incident involving an Aduanas vessel said: “The blatant incursion of a Spanish customs vessel into our waters this afternoon was outrageous.

“The vessel with armed officers on board was metres from Waterport Terraces and from our runway.

“It was just in front of our own authorities. It was a clear and deliberate disregard of our jurisdiction, sovereignty and control.

“The GSD completely rejects this brazen and unwarranted incursion into our waters that can have no possible excuse.

“We call on the UK and Gibraltar Governments to make clear to Spain that this is entirely unjustified and unacceptable.”

The FCO has yet to comment on the incursion.

More to follow…

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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