A person was injured in a broad-daylight Christmas Eve taking pictures within the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus.

The incident sparked panic amongst visiting holidaymakers and different bystanders alike.

The horrifying occasion unfolded simply after 11am native time (10am GMT) close to a chemist by the Cristamar mall, within the well-known Costa del Sol vacation hotspot.

Police haven’t but confirmed the sufferer’s nationality however he’s being described regionally as a German man of Arab origin.

He was rushed to hospital after being hit within the leg by a bullet and taking refuge contained in the mall. He was stabilised on the scene earlier than being stretchered away.

Two gunmen are mentioned to have fired a number of bullets earlier than fleeing the scene in a white getaway automobile.

The incident sparked panic amongst last-moment Christmas customers and vacationers having fun with a sunshine stroll within the port space.

There have to date been no studies of any arrests.

A string of shootings earlier this yr in and round Marbella and Puerto Banus led to the early launch in April of the so-called ‘Marbella Plan’ to maintain British and Irish vacationers secure.

One of many shootings earlier this yr included an assault on March 11 on a British-run eatery, La Sala, situated close to Puerto Banus, which led to the arrests in April of a British man and Irish nationwide described by police as having hyperlinks to organised crime.