Spain urges calm after anti-migrant protesters clash with police
MADRID: Spain’s interior minister called for calm on Friday after residents of Ceuta clashed with police during protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave following a mass influx.
Madrid: Spain's interior minister called for calm on Friday after anti-migrant protesters clashed with police in Ceuta, a North African enclave that has faced tensions since thousands of people crossed into the city from Morocco in July. The interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, urged an end to any form of violence, emphasizing that resolving the complex situation in Ceuta requires peaceful means.
The head of Ceuta's local government, Juan Vivas, supported peaceful protests demanding normality but warned that authorities would take action against acts of vandalism. Right-wing and far-right parties have demanded the return of all migrants to their home countries, which the interior minister condemned as inciting hatred and confrontation.
The government stated that each migrant must be identified to determine their asylum eligibility or deportation status, while unaccompanied children require special protection. Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's African territories with land borders to Africa, regularly experience migration pressure. The European Commission and EU border agency Frontex have been asked for support to process asylum applications in Ceuta.
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