Two men shot dead in bloodbath execution at Spanish bar amid Scotland's brutal gangland war
A source has given their take on the savage slayings
BAR BLAST TERROR Two men shot dead in bloodbath execution at Spanish bar amid Scotland's brutal gangland war
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SPANISH cops are probing the deaths of two men shot dead in a boozer amid Scotland's ongoing turf war.
The horror unfolded in an Irish bar in a Costa del Sol holiday resort as revellers gathered for the Champions League final.
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It's understood the tragic duo were blasted to death outside the Monaghans Fuengirola venue early this morning.
It comes amid a gang war being waged in Scotland linked to mobsters in Dubai and Spain but it's not yet clear if the shootings are connected to the ongoing violence.
A Dubai-based hood Ross 'Miami' McGill, 31, has been blamed for launching a wave of attacks in Glasgow and Edinburgh over a drug deal gone wrong.
Footsoldiers have been carrying out firebombings and assaults on associates of caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson and the notorious Daniel clan.
More than 40 arrests have been made by cops working to bring the carriage to an end.
A source said: 'This news from Spain is shocking and people will wonder if it's connected to what's going on in Scotland.
'There are plenty of Scots hoods based out there but nobody knows for sure who has been killed . It's horrifying.'
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