US EditionViolent clashes erupt between right-wing groups and migrants in Spanish town
TORRE PACHECO, MURCIA, JUL 11 – Eight people were detained amid violent clashes between far-right groups and migrants triggered by an attack on a 68-year-old man, with five injuries reported, officials said.
- Violent clashes erupted between right-wing groups, locals and North African migrants in the Spanish town of Torre-Pacheco, injuring five and leading to one arrest.
- The unrest followed an attack on an elderly man earlier in the week, though reasons are unclear and no arrests have been made.
- Spain's government representative denounced 'hate speech' and 'incitement to violence', and said more police would be deployed to deal with the violence in the town with a large migrant population.
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