Several people injured in second night of anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town
Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for people with foreign origins, the regional newspaper La Opinión de Murcia reported.
The regional government did not say how many people were injured but stated that at least one person had been arrested over 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 young people of north African origin. The attack was filmed and put on social media.
The town hall organised a demonstration on Friday that was intended to be peaceful but where far-right elements shouted anti-migrant slogans. One group called 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.
The conservative head of the Murcian regional government, Fernando López Miras, said in a post on X:'Torre Pacheco must get back to normal. I understand the frustration but nothing justifies violence.'
The Torre Pacheco mayor, Pedro Angel Roca Ternel, told RTVE public television: 'I call on residents to be calm, for tranquillity.'
Spain's youth minister, Sira Rego, a member of the hard-left Sumar alliance, condemned the violence against migrants in a message on Bluesky, blaming the 'ultra-right' for the unrest.
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