Tensions in Torre Pacheco, southeast Spain, have subsided after the Guardia Civil arrested eight people in connection with anti-immigrant violence following the assault of a Spanish retiree.
Authorities say far-right extremists used the isolated attack to target the town’s Moroccan community, which makes up nearly 30% of its population.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska accused the far-right Vox party of inciting unrest and confirmed that most of those arrested are Spanish nationals.
He denounced the riots as orchestrated by groups aiming to “criminalize immigration” and warned against sowing division.
Mayor Pedro Ángel Roca and the Moroccan Association for Immigrant Integration both condemned the violence, stressing the longstanding integration of Moroccan families in the region’s agricultural sector.
The association is offering legal aid to victims and urged firm action against hate speech and incitement, regardless of nationality.
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