Several hurt in anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town
Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for foreign-origin people, regional newspaper La Opinion de Murcia reported.
The regional government did not say how many people were injured but stated that at least one person had been arrested for the violence.
The unrest erupted after a 68-year-old man told Spanish media he was beaten up in the street on Wednesday by three youths of North African origin.
The attack was filmed and put on social media.
The town hall organized a demonstration on Friday that was intended to be peaceful but where far-right elements shouted anti-migrant slogans.
One group, named 'Deport Them Now', posted a message on social media calling for attacks against people of North African origin.
Spanish authorities launched an appeal for calm on Sunday in the town of 36,000 people.
'Torre Pacheco must get back to normal,' said the head of the Murcian regional government Fernando Lopez Miras in a message on X.
'I understand the frustration but nothing justifies violence,' added the conservative politician.
'I call on residents to be calm, for tranquility,' said Torre Pacheco mayor, Pedro Angel Roca Ternel, on RTVE public television.
Spain's Youth Minister Sira Rego, a member of the extreme left wing party Sumar, condemned the violence against migrants in a message on Bluesky, blaming the role of the 'ultra-right' in the unrest.
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