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Journalist Attacked at Spanish Political Rally, PSOE Worker Blocked Filming

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A journalist from OKDIARIO was attacked at a political event. This happened in Dos Hermanas, a town in Spain. The event was a rally for Pedro Sánchez. Sánchez is the leader of the PSOE party.

A worker from the PSOE party was at the Andalusian Parliament. This worker stopped people from recording the attack. People wanted to film what happened to the journalist.

Gavira is a politician. He asked Montero to condemn the attack. Montero is also a politician. Gavira said the PSOE party must take responsibility.

The PP party also spoke about the attack. This party is led by Juanma Moreno. The PP said free journalists are very important. They said a country needs free press to be a real democracy.

Many politicians are now talking about this attack. People want to know more about what happened. The story is still developing in Spain.

Vocabulary7 words

journalist
a person who writes news
rally
a big meeting for a political cause
Parliament
a building where laws are made
recording
filming or making a video
condemn
to say something is very bad
responsibility
duty to answer for something
democracy
a system where people choose leaders

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Quiz

1. Where did the attack happen?
2. Who stopped people from recording?
3. True or False: The PP party condemned the attack.

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Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A _____ from OKDIARIO was attacked at a political event.

This happened in Dos Hermanas, a town in _____.

The event was a _____ for Pedro Sánchez.

A worker from the PSOE party was at the Andalusian _____.

This worker stopped people from _____ the attack.

Gavira asked Montero to _____ the attack.

Gavira said the PSOE party must take _____.

The PP party said free journalists are very _____.

They said a country needs free press to be a real _____.

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