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We are all Gabriel By Benjamin Park THOUSANDS of people are expected to turn out late for a rally in support for missing Gabriel Cruz Ramirez. The march is expected to depart at 12pm from Puerta Purchena today (Friday), and Gabriel’s family has confirmed the move will only “give even more strength to the search.” City Council President Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco has also reportedly allowed all Provincial and City Council workers to have time off in order to attend the march in support of the child’s family. In a story that has gripped the entire nation, eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz Ramirez was last seen on February 27 in the town of Las Hortichuelas, Nijar. He left his grandmother’s house in the small town at
SUPPORT: Students of the IES Nicolas Salmeron hold the supportive banner
approximately 3.30pm and was heading towards her neighbour’s house to play, just a 100-metre walk away, when he disappeared. When he did not arrive at his destination, Gabriel was reported missing at approximately 8pm, according to reports. Posters and pictures were quickly shared around so-
cial media informing people that the eight-year-old was wearing black Adidas trousers with a white stripe and a red hooded jacket when he left the house. Thousands of people, including Guardia Civil and police officers, forensic officers, underwater officers, dog units, emergency services personnel and volunteers, have been involved in
the search since Gabriel went missing. And yesterday (Thursday), Gabriel’s Mother’s former school, IES Nicolas Salmeron, showed their support for Gabriel where they displayed a banner which had the slogan ‘We are all Gabriel’ brazen across it.
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