Civil Guard Officer Drew Weapon On Irish Driver Who Jumped Check Point At Gibraltar Border
Apr 06 2017—NEWS—The incident happened after days of media and diplomatic tensions over the status of the Rock in Brexit talks.
Both Spain's Civil Guard and the Royal Gibraltar Police confirmed on Thursday that a Civil Guard officer had drawn his standard-issue sidearm briefly yesterday, after a driver nervously jumped the border-crossing check point in Gibraltar.
The Sun [reported][sun] the incident first, publishing a video uploaded to social media of a police officer pointing a pistol at someone somewhere near the border.
The Royal Gibraltar Police said it could "confirm that the incident depicted on a video which began circulating on social media yesterday, showing a gun being pointed by a Guardia Civil of...
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First published: Apr 06, 2017, 3:21 pm | Last updated: Apr 06, 2017, 3:23 pm
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