A protest on ‘Ceuta Day’ descended into violence outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid when a neo-nazi group confronted Spanish police who cleared the crowd using tear gas and rubber bullets.
Earlier, thousands of Spaniards took to the streets in largely peaceful protests across Spain for what the center-right People's Party called “a show of solidarity for Ceuta and a reaffirmation of Spanish sovereignty.”
The far-right VOX party said it was “to protest against a government of traitors,” while leftist party Podemos held a much smaller anti-racism rally in the Spanish capital in Plaza Callao, around a kilometer from the main protest.
Tensions were high after a police report pointed the finger at Moroccan authorities – whereas the Spanish government had praised Morocco for their support and cooperation, signalling human trafficking mafia and disinformation it was spread by Russia and Israel.
On the night of July 30, around 72,000 people crossed the border into the Spanish p...
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