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Spain Pays Tribute to Police Officers Killed in Mallorca(0)

July 31, 2009

Members of Spain’s royal family and the country’s top political leaders have attended the funeral of two civil guard officers killed in Thursday’s bombing on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.

Spain Pays Tribute to Police Officers Killed in Mallorca

Spain to Turn Over Somali Pirates to Kenya

Spain is planning to hand over at least 13 suspected Somali pirates to Kenyan authorities for prosecution. The suspects are being turned over as part of an agreement between the European Union and Kenya to have captured pirates tried in Kenyan courts.

Spanish Troops to Join Anti-Piracy Patrols Off Somalia

Lawmakers in Spain have voted to send about 400 troops to join anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia.

Spanish War Plane Prevents Hijacking Off Somalia Coast

Spain’s Defense Ministry says one of its patrol planes has helped prevent a hijacking in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.

In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said its PS Orion aircraft received a distress call from the Panamanian-registered oil tanker Leander, indicating it was being attacked by pirates.

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