'We feel abandoned': Clashes in Spain's Ceuta as locals grow tired of migrant crisis

Protests over security in Ceuta, a Spanish North African enclave, have turned violent. Clashes broke out between locals and the Spanish military. This escalation comes a month after a large influx of migrants arrived from Morocco.

The situation in Ceuta is tense, with the local government, led by Juan Jesús Vivas, opposing the use of certain facilities to house migrants. The government had been looking to use these spaces, such as sports centres, to quickly accommodate and process migrants. However, Vivas has threatened to take a stand against this plan.

Locals in Ceuta are expressing frustration with the situation. According to El Pais, Vivas even threatened to lock himself in the sports centres and encouraged others to do the same if the government tried to use them to house migrants.

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