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Search launched for killers of Spanish tourists

The Himachal Pradesh police have sounded a statewide alert to arrest the killers of Spanish tourist Maria Angeles Gironeus (35) and her 15-year-old son Cristobel. They were killed on Friday night in their trekking camp at Tundaghosh, in Kullu district.

Police said a massive manhunt had been launched to arrest the culprits and 'nakas' set up at exit points to prevent their escape. A police party, headed by the additional superintendent of police, has already left for the site to bring the bodies to Kullu.

A British national Martin Young who was injured in the attack was brought to a hospital in Kullu early Sunday morning and is said to be out of danger.

Martin, who is working as a civil engineer in New Delhi, sustained a blunt weapon injury on his head. District police chief Anurang Garg said a doctor from New Delhi had arrived at Kullu to assess to conditon of Martin and to decide whether he has to be shifted to New Delhi.

The sources the culprits had attacked the trekkers' tent with lathis and later threw the three into a 40-foot deep gorge at around 10 pm.

The injured Martin, however, managed to reach the hill top in the wee hours and informed a porter, who in turn, informed an official of the National Hydro Power Corportion who informed the Kullu police.

UNI

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