Clashes in Spain's Ceuta Month After Mass Migrant Influx
Police and soldiers faced repeated attacks as the government sent more personnel and €25 million to manage the migrant crisis.
- On Thursday, hundreds of Ceuta residents blocked Red Cross humanitarian convoys, breached police lines, and set fire to makeshift migrant camps at El Trampolín beach, marking a third consecutive day of violent unrest.
- The unrest follows the July 30 mass crossing of 70,000 migrants into Ceuta, leaving thousands in the territory; residents have held regular demonstrations citing security and hygiene concerns.
- Tensions escalated Thursday when about 70 migrants "ambushed" a military vehicle carrying four soldiers, attacking it with stones; a police spokesman in Ceuta told AFP that 12 Moroccan nationals were detained.
- Spain's Cabinet approved a "single command" for Ceuta led by Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres, committing €25 million to aid unaccompanied minors, though Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo criticized the government's response.
- Estimates of the remaining migrant population vary sharply: Spain's government reports 3,500 to 7,000 people in Ceuta, while local right-wing leaders insist the figure is at least 10,000, complicating humanitarian efforts.
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One month is the mass influx of up to 80,000 African migrants – but the Spanish exclave does not come to rest. Social tensions are dramatically increasing, and there are still 8000 migrants in the small town. A sense of insecurity is growing among residents, there are protests. Although most of the mainly young Moroccans returned to their homes after the mass influx 24 hours later, the displeasure about how to deal with the recent migration cris…
The protesters set fire to the camp on the beach, threw stones at the police and tried to block assistance to migrants.
Third day of protests in Ceuta: demonstrators break through police cordon and make their way to the beach
The protests have also led to clashes with migrants and journalists, the blocking of food distribution, damage to beaches and stone-throwing at members of the military
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