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Revealed: The infamous Scottish gangsters shot dead by hooded gunman outside an Irish bar on the Costa Del Sol
Two 'infamous Scottish gangsters' have been shot dead in front of horrified holidaymakers in a crowded pub in Spain.
A masked gunman opened fire at an Irish bar in Fuengirola, on the Costa del Sol, at around 11.30pm on Saturday before fleeing in a vehicle.
The victims have been widely named as notorious gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr, prompting speculation that the assassination is linked to a gangland feud that has raged across Scotland's Central Belt since March.
Spanish authorities say the first victim was shot in the chest, while the second was hit in the chest and abdomen.
One man died instantly and although attempts were made to revive the other, he was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Disturbing images of the incident show a man in shorts and a T-shirt lying lifeless on his back on a terrace outside the bar.
Pictures also show police and paramedics surrounding a body that has been covered with a blanket as appalled tourists look on.
Unsuspecting visitors to the bar, which was owned by Monaghan and calls itself a 'family friendly' venue, had gathered to watch the Champions League final before the gunman burst in.
One local told the Malaga Hoy newspaper: 'I thought they were going to kill me too. I thought I was hearing fireworks at first but then saw the noise was coming from someone firing a gun.'
Another explained that he saw people running for their lives, adding: 'I looked out and saw a man pointing at something and shooting. I was in shock, I didn't know how to react.'
No arrests have been made, but police have set up roadblocks in the surrounding area in a bid to catch whoever was responsible.
According to Spanish newspapers, the regional authorities have mobilised a specialist violent crime unit to investigate the incident.
The Foreign Office said that it had not been approached for any consular assistance but its staff were ready to assist any British nationals if required.
The shootings are the latest in a series of violent crimes that have shaken the Costa del Sol in recent weeks as rival gangs operating from the popular resort seek to settle scores.
Six weeks ago, a 32-year-old British man was murdered in the nearby town of Calahonda, in what police are treating as a drug-related gang shooting.
Just days before, a 34-year-old Briton was hospitalised after being shot outside a nightclub in Marbella.
Ross Monaghan was previously linked to the high-profile killing of one of Glasgow's most notorious gangland figures and enforcer for the Daniel crime family, Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll.
He was targeted as he sat outside a supermarket in Robroyston, Glasgow, in 2010.
Monaghan was accused of the murder and of disposing of evidence after the shooting but was later acquitted amid a lack of evidence. He was targeted by a shooter in 2017 when he dropped off his daughter at primary school in Glasgow.
Lyons Jnr was shot at just days before Carroll was killed.
Police Scotland refused to say whether they are supporting foreign officers on the possible Scottish organised crime element of the shooting at the seafront bar, Monaghans.
A vicious gangland war has been raging between three rival groups since March.
It has seen buildings firebombed and men mutilated across the Central Belt.
Former Union Bears chief Ross McGill, 31, has been blamed for launching a wave of attacks in Glasgow and Edinburgh over a drug deal gone wrong.
The Dubai-based gangster is said to have ordered assaults on associates of the Daniel crime family, which are believed to have been plotted with the help of Spanish-based rivals from the Lyons gang.
More than 40 arrests have been made in Scotland in response to the escalating turf war, but McGill's enforcers, a group dubbed Tamo Junto, have vowed to continue their attacks regardless.
On Friday, the group wrote: 'We have terrorised you since March and we will continue to do so.'
