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The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?
The double murder of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end. The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had barely finished watching the Champions League final on 31 May when a car pulled up outside. A masked gunman emerged and headed to the table of 46-year-old Eddie Lyons Jr, shooting him at point-blank range. The assassin turned the gun on Lyons’ friend, the bar’s owner Ross Monaghan, 43, but it jammed. Continue reading...
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The double murder of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end. The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had barely finished watching the Champions League final on 31 May when a car pulled up outside. A masked gunman emerged and headed to the table of 46-year-old Eddie Lyons Jr, shooting him at point-blank range. The assassin turned the gun on Lyons’ friend, the bar’s owner Ross Monaghan, 43, but it jammed. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?, The double murder of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end. The punters of Monaghans seafront bar had barely finished watching the Champions League final on 31 May when a car pulled up outside. A masked gunman emerged and headed to the table of 46-year-old Eddie Lyons Jr, shooting him at point-blank range. The assassin turned the gun on Lyons’ friend, the bar’s owner Ross Monaghan, 43, but it jammed. Continue reading…
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