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| Irish man shot dead in Mallorca in suspected case of mistaken identity | Irish man shot dead in Mallorca in suspected case of mistaken identity |
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| An Irish man has been shot dead on the Spanish island of Mallorca in a possible case of mistaken identity linked to gangland warfare in Dublin. | An Irish man has been shot dead on the Spanish island of Mallorca in a possible case of mistaken identity linked to gangland warfare in Dublin. |
| “[On Wednesday] at 9pm a person was … shot in the back, which caused their death,” a spokeswoman for the Guardia Civil police force told Agence France-Presse. “The person who fired the shots escaped.” | “[On Wednesday] at 9pm a person was … shot in the back, which caused their death,” a spokeswoman for the Guardia Civil police force told Agence France-Presse. “The person who fired the shots escaped.” |
| The shooting took place in Costa de la Calma, a residential area not far from the popular resort of Magaluf. | The shooting took place in Costa de la Calma, a residential area not far from the popular resort of Magaluf. |
| Irish police said the victim was not known to them and detectives were working on the theory that he was killed in a case of mistaken identity relating to the ongoing gangland war between men loyal to Gerry “The Monk” Hutch and Costa del Sol-based Irish criminal Christy Kinahan. | Irish police said the victim was not known to them and detectives were working on the theory that he was killed in a case of mistaken identity relating to the ongoing gangland war between men loyal to Gerry “The Monk” Hutch and Costa del Sol-based Irish criminal Christy Kinahan. |
| Police sources in Ireland told the Guardian the victim was in the same bar as a member of Hutch’s gang, and that men working for Kinahan were suspected of the murder. | Police sources in Ireland told the Guardian the victim was in the same bar as a member of Hutch’s gang, and that men working for Kinahan were suspected of the murder. |
| The violence between the two gangs began seven months ago with an attack by the Hutch gang during a boxing match weigh-in at a Dublin hotel. | |
| One of Kinahan’s “soldiers”, David Byrne, was shot dead during the armed assault, while Kinahan’s son Daniel narrowly missed being killed. | One of Kinahan’s “soldiers”, David Byrne, was shot dead during the armed assault, while Kinahan’s son Daniel narrowly missed being killed. |
| Men loyal to Kinahan have since retaliated, shooting dead eight men around the Irish capital who were either related to Hutch or worked for his gang. | Men loyal to Kinahan have since retaliated, shooting dead eight men around the Irish capital who were either related to Hutch or worked for his gang. |
| The Kinahan cartel, which makes millions from importing drugs from South America via Spain and Ireland into the UK and Europe, has also closed or intimidated businesses in Dublin frequented by the Hutch gang. | The Kinahan cartel, which makes millions from importing drugs from South America via Spain and Ireland into the UK and Europe, has also closed or intimidated businesses in Dublin frequented by the Hutch gang. |