![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - A driver crashed into security barriers surrounding Parliament in London, injuring cyclists and pedestrians. Police arrested the driver on the scene.
Rabat – A driver crashed into security barriers surrounding Parliament in London, injuring cyclists and pedestrians. Police arrested the driver on the scene.
“At 07:37 today (0637 GMT) a car collided with the gates in front of Parliament, the driver was arrested by the police on the scene, and several pedestrians were injured,” London’s police said on Twitter.
At 0737hrs today, a car was in collision with barriers outside the Houses of Parliament. The male driver of the car was detained by officers at the scene. A number of pedestrians have been injured. Officers remain at the scene. We will issue further info when we have it.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 14, 2018
On social media, bystanders shared pictures of armed police surrounding the vehicle and pulling out the driver before taking him away.
“We treat this as a terrorist incident,” Anti-Terrorism Chief Neil Basu told reporters.
The driver is being held for “suspicion of terrorist acts,” Basu said. “He is not cooperating at the moment.” The chief stressing that the “priority” of the police was to establish his identity and his motive.
“It seemed like a deliberate act,” said a witness, Ewalina Ochab, to the UK’s Press Association.
“I was walking across the street, I heard some noise and someone shouted. I turned around and saw a gray car rolling very fast near the gates, maybe even on the sidewalk.”
“I looked to my right and there was a cyclist on the ground, obviously injured,” said PA James Maker, a cyclist who was there a few minutes after the attack.
“We suspected there was something serious because it was closed. The London attack on Westminster Bridge has been redesigned. Normally, they had put protective barriers,” Emmanuel Guy, a French tourist, told AFP.
