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Spain Arrests Nine After Anti-Migrant Unrest in Torre Pacheco
TORRE PACHECO, MURCIA, JUL 14 – Eight arrests followed violent clashes fueled by far-right groups exploiting tensions after an assault on a local pensioner, with migrants comprising about one-third of Torre Pacheco's population.
- Saturday night saw far-right groups target North African residents in Torre Pacheco, a town in the Murcia region.
- July 9 assault on a 68-year-old resident, Domingo Tomas, triggered unrest in Torre Pacheco.
- Over 75 officers and Civil Guard units moved into Torre Pacheco, debunking manipulated justification videos, verifying the false claims circulating online.
- On Monday, Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska blamed Vox and the People’s Party for fueling unrest, while Elma Saiz said `Spain is not a country of immigrant hunting`.
- Spain’s top hate crimes prosecutor Miguel Angel Aguilar said he is investigating the events and inciting messages, while a regional government spokesperson reported calls for future protests.
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