Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for a man who claims he set up fake sniper positions overlooking public events to expose the vulnerability of the royal family, senior politicians and high-profile footballers to attacks. He trained a telescopic video camera on targets including Felipe, his father, Juan Carlos, and the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy. The videos – one of them entitled: “The day I could have assassinated the king” – were then uploaded to social media, complete with crosshairs on the targeted individuals. Sánchez told the online Spanish newspaper El Confidencial: “I had the weapons in a suitcase. Sánchez claims all the weapons were obtained and held legally and that his sole motive was to try to flag up security failings.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2016 11:26 UTC