Violence broke out in Torre Pacheco, Spain, after a pensioner claimed he was assaulted by three young individuals of North African descent. Groups armed with batons took to the streets looking for foreigners. Reports indicated injuries but did not specify numbers, with at least one arrest made. A planned peaceful protest turned hostile with far-right groups shouting anti-migrant slogans. Authorities appealed for calm as calls for violence against North Africans surfaced on social media, drawing strong condemnation from local and regional leaders.
The unrest erupted after a 68-year-old man told Spanish media he was beaten up in the street on Wednesday by three young people of north African origin.
Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for people with foreign origins.
The conservative head of the Murcian regional government, Fernando Lopez Miras, said in a post on X: Torre Pacheco must get back to normal.
Spain's youth minister, Sira Rego, a member of the hard-left Sumar alliance, condemned the violence against migrants, blaming the ultra-right for the unrest.
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