Irishman among three shot in Marbella

An Irishman is among three men who were shot and wounded in Marbella in Spain, it has emerged.

An Irishman is among three men who were shot and wounded in Marbella in Spain, it has emerged.

Police responded to reports of an assault with a firearm in the Avenida del Prado area at 11.40pm last night, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

The three, aged 39, 45 and 73, were taken to the Hospital Costa del Sol in Malaga, the paper said.

One of the men, aged 45, has already been discharged and the older man was expected to leave hospital today.

The third man, aged 39, suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder. El Pais said the reasons for the attack were not yet known.

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