Brits held by Spanish police after broken bottle stabbing
Four British people are being held by police in Alicante after a British man was allegedly stabbed to death with a broken bottle.
The incident is reported to happened in a bar in the Villamartin Plaza in the Costa Blanca resort of Orihuela Costa, south of Alicante.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Alicante, Spain on 16 January 2016.
"We can confirm the detention of four British nationals in Alicante, Spain, on 16 January 2016. We stand ready to offer consular assistance."
The BBC reports that three of those arrested face charges in connection with the man’s death; the fourth person is being held on suspicion of a related offence of conspiracy.
Diane
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