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A group of anti-migrant protesters in Ceuta, Spain clashed with police on Thursday after setting fire to belongings and shelters used by migrants at Trampolín and Benítez beaches. Dozens of protesters had blocked a road for two hours, preventing aid vehicles from reaching the area, before police cleared a route. Around 70 migrants were involved in a separate incident earlier in the day, where a military patrol was ambushed near the beach and one soldier was injured. The unrest highlights the pressure on Ceuta, which has seen a mass influx of migrants from Morocco, with estimates ranging from 3,500 to 10,000 people still present in the territory.

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Clashes erupted in the Spanish city of Ceuta, a North African enclave, between anti-migrant protesters and police on Thursday. The unrest began with a separate incident where around 70 migrants threw stones and objects at a military patrol vehicle, injuring one soldier and breaking its windows. Later that day, protesters blocked roads to prevent Red Cross vehicles from distributing food and water to migrants. The Red Cross was forced to halt its aid for over two hours while the protesters chanted "They should leave" and "Out with the Red Cross". Eventually, police cleared a route and the aid resumed under heavy security. The unrest is linked to a mass influx of migrants from Morocco in July, when an estimated over 70,000 people entered Ceuta irregularly. Now, thousands remain in the city, with estimates ranging from around 7,000 (according to Spain's government) to over 10,000 (according to local officials).

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Police moved to disperse demonstrators at Trampolín and Benítez beaches after belongings and makeshift shelters used by migrants were set alight during the unrest. asserted

belongings → move → unrest

Footage broadcast by Spanish public television showed protesters throwing objects into bonfires as police pushed them back, while migrants retreated behind a police cordon on a pier. asserted

migrants → broadcast → pier

Earlier, dozens of protesters had staged a sit-in to prevent Red Cross vehicles from reaching the area to distribute food and water. asserted

dozens → stag → food

Four aid lorries were forced to stop after demonstrators blocked the road for more than two hours, chanting “They should leave” and “Out with the Red Cross” while waving Spanish flags. asserted

They → force → flags

Police eventually cleared a route and the daily distribution resumed under heavy security. asserted

distribution → clear → security

A convoy of ambulances sent to provide medical assistance was also briefly blocked. asserted

convoy → send → assistance

The unrest followed a separate incident involving around 70 migrants and a military patrol. asserted

unrest → follow → migrants

In the early hours of Thursday, a vehicle carrying four soldiers was reportedly “ambushed” near the beach as people on both sides of the road threw stones and other objects. uncertain

people → carry → stones

One soldier was injured and the vehicle’s windows were broken. asserted

windows → injure → ?

The soldiers withdrew on foot and called for reinforcements. asserted

soldiers → withdraw → reinforcements

Police later arrived and arrested 12 Moroccan nationals as the crowd dispersed. asserted

crowd → arrive → nationals

The violence highlights the pressure on Ceuta, a territory of just 18 square kilometres where thousands of migrants remain after a mass influx from Morocco a month earlier. asserted

thousands → highlight → Morocco

Spanish government estimates put the number at between 3,500 and 7,000, while local authorities say it exceeds 10,000. asserted

it → put → 10,000

On 27 August, Spain’s Interior Ministry announced plans to send additional staff to identify migrants, while the government has approved €25 million to care for unaccompanied minors. asserted

government → announce → minors

Madrid has also established a single command for Ceuta as criticism mounts over its handling of the crisis. asserted

criticism → establish → crisis

Spain: Clashes erupt in Ceuta as anti-migrant protesters confront police

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