“Emergency protocol” to avoid Guardia Civil and Gibraltar police future clashes

Friday, October 1st 2010 - 02:00 UTC

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The British Government will discuss with Spain ways of ensuring coordination and avoiding volatile confrontations between law enforcement agencies at sea following the hostile stand-off this week in which Guardia Civil officers physically prevented Gibraltar policemen from arresting a suspected smuggler. Read full article

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Hoytred
Send the navy in. If the Guardia Civil want to get rough then so be it .... I assume that they can swim?
Oct 01st, 2010 - 03:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CheGuevara
What exactly has Gibraltar have to do with the South Atlantic?
Oct 01st, 2010 - 06:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hoytred
They're being annoyed by spaniards !
Oct 01st, 2010 - 07:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
A very intransigent bunch!
Oct 01st, 2010 - 07:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
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Spain backs Argentinas stand on the Falklands, happy now Che idiot sorry Guevara
Oct 01st, 2010 - 08:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
I gather HMS Cumberland is now in Gibraltar. I wonder whether it has instructions to blow any trespassing Guardia Civil boat out of the water?
Oct 01st, 2010 - 02:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jorge!
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Oct 01st, 2010 - 10:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Asdrúbal el Bello
¿HMS Cumberland is in Gibraltar? Frigates Canarias, Santa María, Numancia and Reina Sofía are now sailing in the Gulf of Cadiz.
Oct 01st, 2010 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
What? Only four? They'll need a lot more than that.
Oct 02nd, 2010 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Lofty
Unfortunately Great Britains priority is friendly relations with Spain and Gibraltar has now become a thorn in the side. We are on our own against Spanish bullying. It's interesting that mighty Spain flexes so much muscle against a colony 3 miles long with 25,000 residents. A cowardly nation.
Oct 06th, 2010 - 03:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
Please think again. The British people are on Gibraltar's side.
Oct 07th, 2010 - 04:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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