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Far-right groups, migrants clash in southeastern Spain town

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Spanish police have arrested nine people after three nights of clashes between far-right groups and North African migrants in a town in southeastern Spain, the government said. In one of Spain's worst such flare-ups of recent times, several dozen youths, some hooded, hurled glass bottles and other objects at riot police in Torre Pacheco.

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  • Three nights of riots occurred in Torre Pacheco, involving far-right groups and migrants.
  • Masked individuals with bats targeted people they believed to be of foreign origin. 14s
  • Unrest began after a pensioner was reportedly assaulted by youths of North African descent. 33s
  • Authorities quickly contained the violence, with few injuries and some property damage. 41s
  • The mayor called for calm and requested more government support for the civil guard. 54s
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