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Police investigate chemical attacks against Ceuta residents during peaceful protest
CEUTA, Spain – National Police are investigating chemical attacks carried out against a group of Ceuta residents during a peaceful protest, after migrants threw bottles containing turpentine and other liquids at participants as the march passed through the Villajovita neighbourhood. The citizen mobilisation began around 7:30 p.m. from the Cristo bridge, heading towards El Trampolín […]
New Attack On Military In Ceuta: Four Arrested For Stoning Patrol, Sergeant Injured
CEUTA, Spain – Four individuals have been arrested in Ceuta for stoning a military patrol in the early hours of Saturday, leaving a sergeant with minor injuries, in the latest attack on security forces in the autonomous city. According to Interior Ministry sources, the arrests were made following the stone-throwing incident, while Defence sources indicated […]
Military And Guardia Civil In Ceuta Demand Government Allow Use Of Force Amid Escalating Crisis
CEUTA, Spain – Military personnel and Guardia Civil officers deployed in Ceuta have called on the government to permit the use of proportionate force in response to growing violence, as the migration crisis in the autonomous city becomes increasingly entrenched with between 8,000 and 10,000 irregular migrants continuing to live in precarious conditions on the […]
Ceuta Police Fire Warning Shots as Residents Clash with Migrants
CEUTA, Spain – Tensions over the migration crisis in Ceuta escalated on Wednesday night as confrontations broke out between angry residents and police, with officers forced to fire warning shots into the air to disperse demonstrators. The disturbances began after thousands of Ceuta residents gathered at the Government Delegation to demand the expulsion of migrants […]
12 Arrested After Migrants Ambush Army Vehicle in Ceuta, 4 Soldiers Injured
CEUTA, Spain – Twelve Moroccan migrants have been arrested in Ceuta after allegedly participating in an attack that injured four soldiers in the Benzú area, where a group of between 30 and 40 people ambushed them and threw large stones at their vehicle, according to sources from the Superior Police Headquarters. The incident occurred around […]
Ceuta Residents: ‘Get Them Off The Streets, We Can’t Live Like This’
CEUTA, Spain – One month after the mass entry of more than 80,000 migrants, residents of Ceuta say the situation has gone from bad to worse, with an estimated 10,000 immigrants still wandering the streets, including some 3,000 minors, according to local government and police union figures. Elderly people are carrying pepper spray in their […]
Congress Forces Sánchez To Bring Forward Ceuta Appearance To September 3
MADRID, Spain – The Congressional Board of Spokespersons has forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to bring forward his appearance before the lower house to September 3 to report on the migration crisis in Ceuta, after the government had proposed September 9 as the date. The government had registered the request for the prime minister’s voluntary […]
Moroccan Religious Affairs Minister Claims Sovereignty Over Ceuta And Melilla
RABAT, Morocco – Morocco’s King Mohamed VI presided over a religious ceremony on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat to commemorate Eid al-Maulud, celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, during which the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, asserted Moroccan sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, making religious and historical references to occupied territories […]
Brawl Breaks Out During Sitges Festival, Forcing Delay Of Celebrations
SITGES, Spain – The Sitges City Council has condemned the disturbances that occurred during the early hours of Monday, which forced the postponement of the Sant Bartomeu Matinal, one of the most emblematic events of the town’s major festival. In a statement, the council firmly rejected and condemned the violent attitudes that took place after […]
Spain Gave Over 1.2 Billion Euros to Morocco Under Sánchez
MADRID, Spain – The government of Pedro Sánchez has given or committed more than 1.26 billion euros in public money to Morocco since he took office in 2018, encompassing development cooperation, loans, and public financing for projects in the neighbouring country, with the bill particularly soaring in recent years and mainly directed towards rail infrastructure, […]