THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A British woman has been beheaded in front of horrified tourists in a supermarket on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife.
The woman, who was described as being in her 60s, was in shop in the town of Arona, about 10 miles from the popular beach resort of Los Christianos [sic], when she was brutally stabbed to [death] and then decapitated.
According to witnesses, the attacker, who is thought to be a homeless man of Bulgarian origin, entered the store, grabbed a knife and launched a frenzied and unprovoked attack on the woman.
He then decapitated her before leaving the store carrying her head.
Holidaymakers and locals on the Spanish island described their complete shock and horror after witnessing the scene, which took place at around 10.30am local time (9.30am GMT) on Friday.
British journalist Colin Kirby, 50, who lives in Tenerife, was walking past the store when he saw the attacker emerging. » | Andy Bloxham, and Martin Evans | Friday, May 13, 2011
THE GUARDIAN: British woman beheaded in Tenerife supermarket: Man ran into supermarket on Spanish island, grabbed knife, killed woman then rushed out carrying head » | Giles Tremlett in Madrid and Karen McVeigh | Friday, May 13, 2011
