Spanish reporter found dead in his house in rabat

A Spanish reporter, Jose Luis Percebal, was found on Tuesday afternoon lying dead in his house in Rabat, police sources said.

Percebal who has been working in Rabat since 1991 as a correspondent of Spanish radio station "Cadena Cope" was discovered by a Spanish colleague. He was stabbed in the back, the police said. An investigation was opened on the motives of the crime, the police said, adding the killer apparently knew the victim.

The reporter, a single man, was living in a house in downtown Rabat. He had a German Shepherd.