Overview

• Three of the arrested individuals are linked to the street assault on retiree Domingo while the other seven face charges for public order, hate and assault offenses during the riots.
• Officials have identified nearly 80 participants in the unrest, noting that most come from outside Torre Pacheco and many have prior records of violence.
• The unprovoked attack on 68-year-old Domingo, filmed and shared online, galvanized far-right groups to target residents of North African origin.
• Extremist channels like Deport Them Now helped mobilize external far-right activists and called for a “hunt” of North African-origin individuals.
• Local leaders, including the mayor and the interior minister, have declared the situation under control and urged calm in a town where 30 percent of residents are immigrant agricultural workers.