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Two Brit tourists arrested for ‘brutally battering taxi driver in Magaluf as horror video shows savage beating’
TWO British tourists have been arrested for reportedly brutally battering a taxi driver in Magaluf.
Shocking footage shows three men savagely hitting a man in the middle of the street in front of stunned onlookers.
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The horror beating happened early this morning in Avenida de Magaluf, where one of the three Brits - who were on holiday in Mallorca - climbed on the hood of the taxi driver's car.
When the taxi driver, 57, got out of the vehicle to ask them to get down they pushed him - causing him to fall to the ground, reported.
The clip shows a man unconscious while the tourists can be seen punching and kicking him before fleeing the scene.
Passersby can be seen recording the incident while someone can be heard shouting: "Call the f****** police!"
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Officers from the Calvià Local Police rushed to the scene and launched an investigation.
An eyewitness who contacted emergency services reported that the man was bleeding from his head.
The taxi driver was transferred to the Son Espases Hospital with head injuries. He also suffered a cut above the eyebrows and several bruises.
Hours later, two Brits, aged 21 and 22, were arrested.
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The investigation has now been passed over to the Civil Guard.
It comes after earlier this month, a Brit dad died after allegedly being attacked by bouncers and police in Magaluf.
The popular party resort has decided to rebrand and has introduced a series of new laws, including banning pub crawls, happy hours and unlimited drinks at all-inclusive hotels.
The Spanish hotspot has even deployed elite police armed with rifles to crack down on drunk holidaymakers.
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