Obama lands in Madrid for abbreviated visit to Spain

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U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks the plane during his arrival at the Torrejon military air base in Madrid, Spain Saturday, July 9, 2016. On what is expected to be his last presidential visit to Europe, Obama is visiting Madrid for his first presidential visit to Spain. (AP Photo/Paul White)

MADRID – President Barack Obama has arrived in Spain for an abbreviated visit to the NATO ally.

Air Force One landed at Torrej?n Air Base outside of Madrid. King Felipe IV and several other Spanish officials greeted him.

Obama plans meetings in Madrid with Spanish leaders and a visit with King Don Felipe IV. He’ll also travel to the U.S. Naval Station Rota to address troops.

The White House says the visit will highlight security co-operation between the two nations and a strong political and economic relationship.

The president had planned a stop in Seville, for some sightseeing. But he cut his trip short a day after the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas Thursday night.

Obama flew from Poland, where he attended a NATO summit.

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