Residents
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 […]
Residents Set Fire To Migrant Camp On Ceuta Beach As Tensions Reach Boiling Point
CEUTA, Spain – The spark that has pushed Ceuta to the brink of social explosion was ignited on Friday, literally, as a group of residents set fire to a migrant camp on Benítez beach, nearly one month after the mass entry of more than 80,000 people into the autonomous city. A cordon of riot police […]
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 […]