Preventive detention for driver who ran over 16 people in Albufeira

The court decided to apply preventive detention to the driver who deliberately ran over 16 people in the Marina de Albufeira area. The most severe precautionary measure was determined after the suspect was brought to summary trial, in which the circumstances of the incident that resulted in several injured were known.

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Firefighters rescue dog from pipe in USA

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Do you have an account at this bank? Customer loses 1,000€ after responding to a fraudulent message with the entity name to unlock the card

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Postal do Algarve27/08/26, 15:50