Two brits shot dead in holiday hotspot resort as 'masked men' open fire on bar

Two Brits have been shot dead in a horrifying attack at an Irish bar in a popular Costa del Sol holiday resort. Masked men are said to have stormed Monaghans bar in Fuengirola on Saturday

night and gunned down the victims in front of horrified tourists who were out enjoying a drink after the Champions League final. Disturbing images taken at the scene of the shooting, which

happened at around 11.30pm, show a lifeless body on the ground at a terrace outside the Irish-themed bar. According to initial reports, some hooded men got out of a car and shot at one or

more people who were at the door of the establishment. It is believed the shots were fired by just one of the assailants as panicked crowds fled the bar onto the street. One of the victims

was shot in the chest, dying almost instantly, while the second was initially considered seriously injured but died at the scene before he could be taken to a hospital, reports Diario Sur. A

third person was injured after being hit by the bullets, but their condition has not been disclosed. The Subdelegate of the Government in Malaga, Francisco Javier Salas, says both victims

were of Scottish nationality. National and Local Police raced to the scene and were joined by health workers who desperately tried to resuscitate the men, without success. After confirming

the deaths, the judicial commission was activated and specialists from the Specialised and Violent Crime Unit (UDEV) and the Scientific Police were mobilised. Forensic teams have carried out

initial enquiries at the scene to gather evidence. The victims were gunned down on the promenade of Rey de España next to the Martín Playa beach bar. The residential area, although

considered quiet, usually has a large footfall of tourists. It is thought the event was witnessed by more than a dozen people. The masked men fled the scene down an alleyway and remain at

large, with no arrests made despite a strong emergency services presence across Fuengirola and on the Costa del Sol. According to ABC de Malaga, the National Police's initial

assessments suggests a 'settling of scores' might have been behind the shooting. Forensics police have already conducted initial investigations at the scene. The area has

registered several shootings and murders throughout this year, but the central government and the Anti-Drug Prosecutor's Office recently denied an upturn in crime in that part of the

Malaga coast.