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GIBRALTAR hit back at Spanish press reports it was going soft on tobacco smuggling and said it was keeping to a 2018 agreement to keep its prices 32% less than Spain.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said it was ‘ludicrous’ that Spanish media was suggesting the Rock would ever ‘fail to comply with its legal obligations’.

It followed an incident where Spanish customs chased smugglers onto a Gibraltar beach.

7.8 and 7.5 quakes struck.

“He was an extremely respected surgeon in our community, and his passing will be felt not just by all those who knew him, but every person in this close knit community,” Picardo said.

“Dr Chami chose to make Gibraltar his home, and with that improve the lives of many Gibraltarians with his talent.”

The Chief Minister said he had written to the UK ambassadors for Turkey and Syria ‘expressing our condolences and solidarity on behalf of the people of Gibraltar’.

“We continue to remember all those who have been affected and tomorrow we will hold a minute of silence for all those who have died, especially Dr

Chami.

“His loss will be very deeply felt in Gibraltar by all who knew him and were his grateful patients and colleagues.”