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Get you up to speed: Bernie Ecclestone arrested again for ‘carrying a shotgun’ | News World
Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Portugal on suspicion of illegally carrying a gun after landing his private jet at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais. Airport police reportedly made the arrest during a routine operation, and he has not yet been charged.
Bernie Ecclestone was arrested at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais during a routine operation by airport police while arriving on his private jet. Portugal’s Airport Division of the Public Security Police (PSP) has not commented on the incident, and no charges have been filed against him at this time.
Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Portugal on suspicion of illegally carrying a shotgun, with local police conducting the arrest during a routine operation at Tires Aerodrome. The Portugal’s Airport Division of the Public Security Police has not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident, and Ecclestone has not been charged.
What remains unclear — The Public Security Police in Portugal have not provided details on the circumstances surrounding Bernie Ecclestone’s arrest.
Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Portugal for alleged illegal gun possession
He was arrested in Portugal (Picture: Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto)
Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Portugal on suspicion of illegally carrying a gun.
The former F1 CEO, 95, was reportedly arrested at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais, near Lisbon, for carrying a shotgun when he landed his private jet.
Airport police are understood to have made the arrest during a ‘routine operation’.
Portugal’s Airport Division of the Public Security Police (PSP) has not yet officially commented.
He has not been charged.
It is the second time in four years that he has been arrested. Ecclestone was previously detained in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for carrying a gun while boarding a private jet to Switzerland in 2022.
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Ecclestone was previously arrested in Brazil (Picture: Getty Images)
He has not been charged following the most recent arrest (Picture: NurPhoto via Getty Images)
He admitted to carrying the gun but said he was unaware the weapon was in his luggage.
The business magnate was later freed after paying bail and allowed to travel to Switzerland.
He later described the event as a ‘silly, tiny little incident’ and denied being formally arrested, although Brazilian authorities confirmed that an unnamed businessman had been arrested for possession of a firearm at the Campinas airport.
He said he had bought the LW Seecamp .32 from a Formula One mechanic in Brazil without ammunition and claimed he carried it as a deterrent.
‘They said you need something like this,’ he said. ‘It might work if someone tried to mug you or something. So I bought it from the guy.
‘I had it in the house and used to muck around with it if people came to visit me or something, we would joke around.’
Ecclestone, originally from the UK, splits his time between Switzerland and Portugal, where he owns property, and Brazil.
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Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv following end of three-day pause
Strike Resumed
Russia resumed drone strikes on Kyiv after a three-day halt coinciding with US envoys’ visit, targeting Boryspil and Fastiv districts, as confirmed by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Russia resumed drone strikes on Kyiv after a three-day halt coinciding with US envoys’ visit, targeting Boryspil and Fastiv districts, as confirmed by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Military Activity
In the past day, Ukrainian forces engaged in 237 battles, highlighting the sustained intensity of conflict, while Russian forces continued targeting critical military infrastructure along Ukraine’s coast.
In the past day, Ukrainian forces engaged in 237 battles, highlighting the sustained intensity of conflict, while Russian forces continued targeting critical military infrastructure along Ukraine’s coast.
US Envoy’s Remarks
“Both Russia and Ukraine need to make concessions to narrow the gap between them,” stated Steve Witkoff, emphasising the potential for resuming peace talks.
“Both Russia and Ukraine need to make concessions to narrow the gap between them,” stated Steve Witkoff, emphasising the potential for resuming peace talks.
Russian, Ukrainian forces continue to fight despite US mediation
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Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to the Ukrainian capital by US envoys, as “Russian forces attacked Boryspil and Fastiv districts with drones,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram late Monday.
Russia’s state news agency TASS also confirmed earlier that the strike pause had expired.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the three-day halt in Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv as US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were visiting the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend.
The Kyiv city military administration said an air raid alert had been declared in the capital due to the threat of “enemy” drone attack, and urged residents to take shelter.
The Russian Ministry of Defence also confirmed on Monday that its forces continued to strike port infrastructure and ships used by Ukraine for military purposes.
The ministry also claimed that from Sunday evening to Monday morning, Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 306 Ukrainian drones in Belgorod Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, and over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a combat report on Monday, stating that 237 battles had taken place on the front lines over the past day. According to that report, Ukrainian forces repelled Russian offensives in several locations, destroying 51 Russian artillery systems, seven multiple rocket launcher systems, and over 1,400 drones, among other equipment.
Meanwhile, Witkoff praised progress in discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end the conflict, as he and Kushner met with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Witkov said in Kyiv on Sunday that both Russia and Ukraine needed to make concessions to narrow the gap between them, adding that the necessary conditions were now in place.
Additional sources • AFP, AP
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