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Police ‘are hunting for a fourth person involved in the attack on Spain and Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal’s dad’ – after authorities arrested three men ‘who stabbed him in a car park’
Police have confirmed they have arrested three men they are still questioning following the stabbing of Spanish international Lamine Yamal’s dad.
Mounir Nasroaui, 32, was rushed to hospital on Wednesday night after being knifed in the chest and ribs in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro north of Barcelona where 17-year-old World Cup sensation Yamal grew up.
Detectives have confirmed the arrested men were involved in an earlier incident in which Mounir was filmed in a street confrontation after having water thrown over him from a balcony.
He was filmed being pushed away by local police employed by Mataro Town Hall after getting involved in an argument while wearing a Barcelona shirt with his son’s name and squad number on the back.
A spokesman for the regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force said on Thursday morning: ‘I can confirm three people have been arrested following the stabbing of a man in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro.
The father (left) of Spain’s Euro 2024 superstar Lamine Yamal was stabbed on Wednesday
Mounir Nasraoui was rushed to hospital after being attacked by three individuals in a car park
Mounir Nasraoui was rushed to hospital after being attacked by three individuals in a car park
Footage emerged of Nasraoui (yellow Barcelona shirt) being led away after an apparent confrontation with members of the community in the hours leading up to the fight
Footage emerged of Nasraoui (yellow Barcelona shirt) being led away after an apparent confrontation with members of the community in the hours leading up to the fight
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‘The investigation is still open and officers are still trying to establish the level of implication of those detained.
‘More arrests may take place later today. We’re not in a position to offer any more details at this stage about the arrested mens’ ages and nationalities.
Lamine Yamal’s dad, 35, ‘had history going back “a long way” with the attackers who stabbed him’
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‘What we can say is that the stabbing occurred at 9.10pm in a car park and the arrests took place a couple of hours later and the three people arrested were in custody by 11pm.
‘The arrests occurred in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataro. The victim was taken to hospital in Barcelona.
‘There was a previous incident involving the men believed to have been involved in the stabbing, shortly after midday yesterday.
‘That incident and the circumstances surrounding the subsequent stabbing and whether the men allegedly involved bumped into each other or the suspects laid in wait for the victim is still under investigation and is an important part of the probe because it will determine the charges the arrested men could face.’
Police are said to have been alerted by a man described locally as Mounir’s best friend following the stabbing in Frank Marshall Street.
A well-placed police source said on Thursday: ‘The knife wounds the victim suffered haven’t affected any vital organ and his life is not in danger.’
It has been reported that Yamal’s father has history ‘going back a long way’ with the attackers
Nasraoui (right) still lives in the Mataro region of Catalonia where the attack happened
A fourth man is still being hunted by police according to local reports.
Mounir was admitted to an intensive care unit at Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Barcelona but is expected to be transferred to a normal ward later on Thursday.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta was among those who visited the Barcelona winger’s dad on Wednesday night in hospital following the stabbing.
Police can hold the three suspects for up to 72 hours from the time of their arrest under Spanish law before handing them over to the courts.
An investigating judge will be tasked with deciding whether to remand the suspects in custody or release them on bail pending an ongoing criminal probe.
The hearing will be held in private at a court in Mataro, a 35-minute drive north of Barcelona, as is normal in Spain where only trials take place in public.
The stabbing has been described locally as a ‘surprise and unprovoked attack.’
The motive behind the attack is still unclear although Moroccans living in Lamine Yamal’s childhood neighbourhood have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction he chose to play for Spain and not for Morocco where his dad was born.
Lamine’s famous goal celebration, in which he signals 304 with his fingers, reflects the last three digits of Rocafonda’s postcode.
His father and mother, who is from Equatorial Guinea, divorced when he was a child.
The footballer’s uncle, who owned a bakery in Rocafonda, told Catalan daily La Vanguardia late last year in an interview when asked about his the teenager’s decision to play for Spain: ‘At the end of the day Lamine was born here. He’s only visited Morocco once.’
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The actor passed away “peacefully” in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Page Six confirms. TMZ reports he died after a battle with cancer.
“John leaves behind a legacy of love, dedication and service,” his rep Alan Somers told us in a statement.
His memory will forever be treasured by his wife, children, grandchildren, as well as his brother, sisters, his extended family and all who loved him,” the statement continued.
John’s impact on the world will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.”
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He was 92 years old.
Virgil Sr. began his nine-year career in 1956 with the Giants (then of New York), who remembered him on Sunday with a tribute on X.
He later spent time with the Tigers, Athletics, Orioles and Pirates before wrapping up his career back with the Giants in separate stints in 1966 and 1969.
The MLB wrote on its official X account that it was ‘deeply saddened’ to learn of his passing.
Our thoughts are with his son, two-time All-Star catcher Ozzie Virgil Jr., and the rest of the Virgil family,’ they wrote.
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