ISSUE NO. 1620
21 - 27 July 2016
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Coast united
Tourist blunder Jet set at the Balcon
THE coast once again had to unite in respect for victims of terrorism in France with moving speeches, promises to
fight barbarity and minutes of silence held all over Axarquia and Costa Tropical. See page 2
TORRE DEL MAR Air Show is just a week away and the organisers have presented the official poster and are gearing up for action. See page 4
Animals rescued A COUPLE was arrested in Velez-Malaga for alleged cruelty after they were found to
have 39 cats and 13 dogs in a sorry state within their properSee page 7 ty.
Drivers in luck CAR owners and visitors are in luck as Frigiliana’s public car park has finally reopened after remaining closed almost permanently since 2010. Parking has been a major problem in the vilSee page 9 lage for years. By Matthew Elliott Armed police and explosive experts swarmed across Nerja on Tuesday, evacuating the iconic Balcon de Europa over fears of an imminent terrorist attack. A local business owner notified the authorities after seeing an unattended suitcase strapped tightly to a public bench at approximately 2.30pm on July 19. Police were quick to act on the ‘suspicious package’ as the country and continent remains on high alert following a wave of terrorist atrocities. Local officers and special agents from TEDEX, the Spa-
nish national security branch dedicated to defusing explosives, worked swiftly to evacuate the surrounding area which includes Nerja’s prime attractions. Hundreds of perplexed people were forced to abandon the crowded terraces, while the touristic hotspot remained in lockdown for two hours amid a frenzy of speculation. A few streets away, however, a single South Korean tourist was tucking into some food before returning to the area to reclaim her bag, which it emerged she had tied to the bench for safekeeping and to enjoy the Nerja ambiance without lugging it around.
Red-faced she pushed her way through to police and admitted that the rogue item was simply her suitcase and that she was due to visit Granada next as part of a classic tourist pilgrimage. After clearing it with the search team, police eventually returned the hapless holidaymaker’s luggage and decided not to press any charges, possibly considering the public embarrassment enough punishment for the day. With France, Belgium and Germany all experiencing recent attacks, authorities in Spain have raised the terror alert level and enhanced local security measures.
It appears as though tourists might unwittingly fall foul of the new regime, however, with Nerja’s South Korean bungler following in the footsteps of a Japanese couple rescued from a busy Barcelona motorway tunnel having wandered in playing a video game.
Bad example A NERJA lifeguard has lodged a complaint with the police after allegedly being attacked on Sunday by a father who ignored
red flags and repeated warnings not to swim and whose daughter later had to be rescued from the water. See page 10