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Man arrested in UK after two people shot dead in Spain

A man has been arrested in the UK over two fatal shootings in Spain.

Merseyside Police said the 44-year-old man was detained on Friday and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning.

He was arrested in the Liverpool area on behalf of Spanish authorities and the extradition process could see him returned to Spain.

The suspect, from Merseyside, has been remanded in custody to appear in court at a later date, the force said.

Police said the arrest was in connection with a double shooting on 31 May. On that date, two Scottish men - Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan - were shot dead by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola.

The attack took place around 11pm, when a car pulled up outside the bar and a masked man got out, before shooting two men inside.

The gunman then fled in the car and both men died at the scene.

Earlier this month, Police Scotland said there was "no intelligence to suggest" the double shooting was linked to recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge.

The operation is investigating a suspected gang feud linked with a number of shootings, firebombings and assaults in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas since March.

More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the incidents.

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