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Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis
Fox News • • general
Key Points:
- Tens of thousands protested across Spain, including 50,000 in Madrid, against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's handling of a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta from Morocco in July.
- Violence erupted after the protests, with gunshots and explosions reported overnight, while some protesters destroyed migrant shelters in Ceuta.
- Ceuta's regional leader described the influx of over 70,000 migrants as a violation of Spain's territorial integrity rather than a migratory crisis.
- Prime Minister Sanchez accused Russian and Israeli social media networks of spreading disinformation that exacerbated the migrant surge, a claim denied by both countries.
- The migrant crisis continues to strain Spanish authorities, with thousands of migrants still in Spanish territory and security measures heightened in Ceuta.
