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Videos show Spanish soldiers chasing down and beating Ceuta migrants with batons as chaos continues following 'invasion' of African enclave

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Videos circulating online show Spanish soldiers using force, including beating migrants with batons, in Ceuta, an enclave in North Africa that recently experienced an influx of up to 80,000 migrants from Morocco. As many as 15,000 migrants remain in the area, leading Madrid to increase police and military presence there. The videos depict soldiers chasing and hitting individuals, prompting the Spanish Prime Minister's office to express dismay and condemnation and pledge an investigation. Tensions have risen further with social media calls for more migrant crossings coinciding with Moroccan elections and local protests against such movements.

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Videos have surfaced showing Spanish soldiers using excessive force against migrants in Ceuta, an African enclave controlled by Spain near Morocco. The city saw an influx of up to 80,000 migrants from Morocco in late July. Despite authorities increasing the presence of police and army officers after the initial surge, recent footage depicts soldiers chasing down, beating, and using batons on migrants. One clip shows a young migrant boy being held down and beaten by soldiers before tumbling down a hill to escape. Another video captures two soldiers assaulting a single migrant at night and walking away without further consequence. These incidents have drawn criticism and calls for an investigation from local officials.

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One clip taken in Ceuta showed a gang of soldiers grabbing a young migrant boy and holding him down as they smashed him with batons Another clip showed two soldiers beating a single migrant in the dead of night, before walking away The videos come out just days after the enclave was preparing for a potential new mass surge of migrants Another was shoved to the floor by one soldier, while another hit him with a baton.

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🔮 In a statement, an official told El Diario: 'We express our complete dismay and condemnation of these images, and the Government will, of course, open an investigation into the matter.'

2026-09-25 · Daily Mail

Videos show Spanish soldiers chasing down and beating Ceuta migrants with batons as chaos continues following 'invasion' of African enclave · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A series of videos have emerged showing Spanish soldiers chasing down and beating migrants in the African enclave of Ceuta. asserted

soldiers → see → Ceuta

The city was overrun by as many as 80,000 migrants coming from Morocco in late July. asserted

city → overrun → July

Since then as many as 15,000 migrants remain in the enclave. asserted

migrants → remain → enclave

In response, Madrid has increased the presence of police and army officers in Ceuta. asserted

Madrid → increase → Ceuta

But the army has since come under fire for allegedly using excessive force against migrants. uncertain

army → come → migrants

One video captured in Ceuta showed soldiers grabbing a young migrant boy and holding him down as they smashed him with batons. asserted

they → capture → batons

He was forced to wriggle free and tumble down a litter-strewn hill to get away. asserted

He → force → hill

Further footage showed two soldiers beating a single migrant in the dead of night, before walking away. asserted

soldiers → show → night

Another clip showed migrants being roughed up following a raid. asserted

migrants → show → raid

One man was heard pleading for help as he was shoved against a concrete wall. asserted

he → hear → wall

another → take → baton

The videos, shared by local media, have already drawn the ire of the Prime Minister's office. asserted

videos → share → office

In a statement, an official told El Diario: 'We express our complete dismay and condemnation of these images, and the Government will, of course, open an investigation into the matter.' asserted

Government → tell → matter

The videos come out just days after the enclave was preparing for a potential new mass surge of migrants. asserted

enclave → come → migrants

Social media was rife with calls for migrants to enter the city again on Wednesday, when elections were being held in Morocco, which caused high tensions in the Spanish city. asserted

which → enter → city

Thousands of Ceuti people marched to the border with Morocco last Sunday protesting against the reported planned crossing and doctors and nurses in the area are planning to strike. asserted

doctors → march → area

And police were deployed on Monday night to quell a riot at the Loma Colmenar detention centre. asserted

police → deploy → centre

Several police units were called in, with footage shared last night by local media showing a riot van in place with lines of officers in head-to-toe riot gear. asserted

units → call → gear

In front of them stood dozens of people who appeared to be migrants. asserted

who → stand → people

The riot van sounded its alarm in an apparent warning to those gathered. asserted

van → sound → those

Police were also called to a makeshift migrant shelter in Loma Colmenar – and many of the inhabitants were reportedly minors. uncertain

many → call → inhabitants

Officers raided the house following neighbours' complaints. asserted

Officers → raid → complaints