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Madrid Tightens Security After Assault Near Migrant Centre as Authorities Block Vox Rally

Officials cast the case as part of a wider clash over unaccompanied minors.

Overview

  • A Moroccan youth linked to the facility was ordered into closed juvenile detention after being arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
  • Police are investigating an attack by two hooded individuals on two minors and an adult near the First Reception Centre, with one child treated and discharged.
  • Security at the centre has been reinforced with police vehicles and roughly ten officers stationed at the entrance.
  • The Madrid regional government led by Isabel Ayuso seeks to include the accused among 37 minors considered for repatriation.
  • Vox called for a protest at the centre, which the government banned over incitement concerns, as national representative Francisco Martín condemned the violence and vowed a robust legal response tied to ongoing hate‑speech probes after the Torre Pacheco unrest.