Unverified reports indicate that migrants in Spain are throwing stones at police patrol cars, as the migrant crisis that triggered a state of emergency earlier today escalates. The reports describe a new phase of violence against Spanish authorities.
Unverified reports from Spain, circulating on social media, describe migrants throwing stones at police patrol cars. The reports come hours after Spain declared a state of emergency on Friday morning following a mass breach of the border in Ceuta, as The Zioneer reported. Overnight, reports indicated migrants were breaking into homes in Ceuta, with police struggling to contain the unrest. The stone-throwing represents an escalation in the confrontation between migrants and Spanish authorities, as the government grapples with the influx of thousands of individuals from Morocco.
2 developments
- StrongCeuta residents chase migrants, Spanish police unable to control unrest, reports say
- DevelopingVideos show Spain border gate still open, migrants flowing, bodies on ground
- DevelopingOvernight: Migrants break into homes in Ceuta, chaos in streets, police helpless, reports say
- DevelopingSpain deploys 60 security personnel to Ceuta as migrant crisis continues
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