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Pet detective: Missing tortoise’s mysterious return baffles Brit expat owner in Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of a tortoise in San Roque has left locals scratching their heads.
Tom the tortoise, a much-loved pet of English expat Paula Raccagna, vanished earlier this week from the garden of her home in San Roque Club, near Sotogrande.
Paula, who has cared for Tom for more than half a century, was left heartbroken.
“I’m devastated. I’ve had her for over 50 years and she’s an old lady,” Paula shared in an emotional social media post on Wednesday.
She suspected the tortoise had been stolen and appealed to the public for help, even sharing her contact number in hopes of any information.
But in a twist that could have been pulled from a detective novel, Tom returned the very next day – without explanation.
According to Paula’s friend Valerie Schultz, the elusive tortoise had only made it as far as a neighbouring garden, just three houses away.
But what makes the situation so curious is the complete lack of clues as to how she got there – or back.
“It’s very odd,” Valerie said. “Paula scoured every part of the garden and there are no holes.”
Paula later updated her followers with a second Facebook post: “Thank you everyone who’s shared and posted. Tom the tortoise has been found.”
Relieved friends and curious commenters flooded the post with congratulations – though many were still left wondering just how Tom managed her great escape, and her even greater return.
One thing’s for sure: Tom may be slow, but she certainly knows how to make an exit.
Agitated man in mosque attack
Knife-wielding Frenchman restrained by police in Spain after ‘Allah ordered him to attack Valencia’s Great Mosque’
A FRENCH national has been arrested after a knife attack inside Valencia’s Great Mosque.
A mosque official suffered a head injury with Policia Local officers subduing the attacker.
Paramedics sedated the man who was taken to the city’s Clinical Hospital.
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The assailant, 22, told police and health staff that ‘Allah had ordered him to kill people’.
According to the Las Provincias newspaper, he shouted: “The devil is a creation of Allah, the Armageddon of Spain!”
The Great Mosque assault happened on April 13, but details only emerged on Monday.
The Frenchman went into the building on Calle del Palancia and stabbed a Syrian national, 59, in the forehead with a knife.
He required several stitches at a health centre.
A witness reported seeing the young man in an agitated state who shouted insults at one of the mosque leaders for no obvious reason.
The official- who was the subsequent stab victim- tried to calm him down and warned he would be thrown out if he continued to behave aggressively.
The aggressor then broke several objects and two police officers tried to calm him down before reinforcements arrived.
He shouted in Arabic and threatened to injure more people, prompting officers to rush at him to stop the situation escalating out of control.
The man reportedly offered ‘strong resistance’ to being handcuffed with a judicial source telling Las Provincias that police ‘used minimum necessary force’ to arrest him to stop further attacks.
Great Mosque leaders thanked the police for their prompt intervention.
The assailant was born in Montpellier with no known address.
He had on him a notebook with handwritten comments about Allah, as well as a rock weighing a kilo, and a book featuring stories about Muslim prophets.
Alleged jihadist arrested
‘Jihadist Neutralised’: Moroccan National With ‘solid Evidence Of Terrorist Activity’ Was Studying Explosives In Spain – Olive Press News Spain
Alleged jihadist arrested
‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain
AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City.
The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities ‘contrary to national security’.
The Moroccan national was detained on April 2 in the Infante district of Murcia.
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Authorities said his activities had become more radicalised recently.
The investigation revealed internet searches and the storing of information about using explosive devices and firearms.
He also allegedly carried out searches for details about security and police forces.
A Guardia Civil statement said that given ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity, necessary measures were taken to neutralise the potential threat he could pose’.
The suspect was brought before a court and imprisoned.
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