Four migrants arrested in Spain’s Ceuta enclave for throwing stones at soldiers
One soldier was injured as police said the arrests followed a similar stone-throwing attack that led to 12 earlier detentions.
- On Saturday, authorities arrested four Moroccan migrants in Ceuta for throwing stones at a patrol of Spanish soldiers, injuring one who pursued the assailants.
- This attack follows a similar incident on Thursday, when police arrested 12 Moroccan migrants for throwing stones at a Spanish military vehicle, injuring one occupant.
- Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta, a territory with a population of 80,000, after tens of thousands crossed from Morocco in July, straining security.
- Spain requested assistance from European Union agencies, including Frontex and Europol; EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner called the situation "challenging" and prioritized illegal migrant returns.
- Authorities deported 11 of the 12 migrants arrested Thursday, while Madrid seeks ways to reduce remaining migrant numbers without breaching European Union asylum laws.
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Four Moroccan migrants in Spain's enclave of Ceuta were arrested Saturday for throwing stones at a patrol of Spanish soldiers, one of whom fell and injured himself while pursuing the assailants, a police spokesman told AFP.
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Of the originally more than 72,000 migrants, several thousand are still in Ceuta. Now, for the second time in a few days, soldiers of the remaining ones are thrown with stones.
Four arrests as anti-migration demonstrations continue in Ceuta
Four Moroccans were arrested over throwing stones at Spanish soldiers patrolling the enclave in Ceuta on Friday.It comes at a time where anti-migration demonstrations are increasing in the area. Residents are calling for the departure of illegal...
A soldier was injured.
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der Standard DEA soldier injured himself in the pursuit of the attackers. It is already the second such incident within a few days.
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