Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr shot to death in Spain
The Glasgow hoods were shot dead in cold blood outside Monaghan's pub in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol as horrified ex pats and holidaymakers looked on.
Two Scots who were gunned down outside an Irish bar in a brutal gangland execution have been named as top members of the Lyons crime clan.
Underworld sources say that Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr are the two victims of the horror shooting.
The Glasgow hoods were shot dead in cold blood outside Monaghan's pub in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol as horrified ex pats and holidaymakers looked on.
A masked gunman reportedly jumped out a vehicle and fired rounds at the entrance to the bar killing Monaghan and Lyons Jnr.
The Record understands the shootings are linked to Scotland's ongoing gangland war.
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