Man detained in supermarket shootout was ‘not jihadist’
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12 January 2017
13:08 CET+01:00
Man detained in supermarket shootout was ‘not jihadist’
A man who caused panic after firing a shotgun within a supermarket in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia was not connected to any Islamic organisation, police said.
The 35-year-old, who was detained by police after the incident at a Mercadona supermarket in As Lagoas, near Ourense, on Wednesday lunchtime, was said to be suffering from a mental illness.
Initial media reports stated that he may have been heard shouting “Allahu Akbar” - God is great - before opening fire in the shop, but police told local newspaper La Region that a witness had been mistaken and added that they had discounted any suggestions of jihadist links.
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