Prince Kardam, the eldest son of Bulgaria's former Tsar and PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, is being kept in an artificial coma. The pain he would feel would be so acute he would need very strong medication. A decision to keep him in an artificial coma is so that the Prince can be pain free and medications minimised.

The prince suffered severe brain-scull trauma, both his hands are severely damaged. It has been reported that the Prince has lost two fingers.

 

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A small bomb has exploded on a beach in the Costa del Sol resort of Guadalmar following a warning call, causing no injuries and little damage.

A caller who said he spoke in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA warned fire services in Benalmádena that three bombs would explode.

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Prince Kardam of Bulgaria and his wife Doña Miriam Ungria López were injured in a car crash near Madrid.

The incident occurred at 3 pm CET at 42 km on the N-1 highway towards Madrid.

The prince's car, a Jaguar, went off the road due to unknown reasons, hit a tree and overturned.

Prince Kardam was taken by helicopter to the Doce de Octubre Hospital, while his wife was taken to the La Paz Hospital.

The prince is reported to have a serious brain injury and his both hands are so  severely injured that amputation may be needed.

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A small explosive device went off early this morning near the la Carihuela walkway in Torremolinos.

The bomb which detonated at just past midnight left a metre-wide hole in the sand.

One person was treated by emergency services for shock after the blast.

There was no warning call and no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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Sets of gloomy statistics are beginning to make the crisis within the Spanish economy a little clearer although the picture developing isn't  good news.

Described by the Finance minister Pedro Solbes as "the most complex crisis we've ever seen".

A combination of oil prices, the credit crunch and a sharp slowdown in exports to North America and within the Euro-zone.

The Spanish stock-market has fallen 27% since the start of June.

The Spanish government revised downwards growth forecast of 1.6 per cent for this year and only 1 per cent for 2009, down from 3.8 per cent in 2007. Unemployment will be 10.4 per cent this year and 12.5 per cent in 2009, up from 8.3 per cent in 2007.

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