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Spain Intensifies Response to Xenophobic Unrest in Torre Pacheco

Provisional detention for the main suspect alongside a hate-crime inquiry into a Vox regional leader highlights official efforts to curb hate-fueled attacks in the Murcia town.

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Patean en la cabeza a un joven que cayó noqueado en Tunuyán
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Overview

  • A Donostia court ordered the 19-year-old Moroccan suspect into pretrial detention without bail for the July 9 assault on a 68-year-old resident.
  • A San Javier court released two alleged accomplices under travel bans, periodic check-ins and restraining orders.
  • The Fiscalía de Murcia opened proceedings against Vox regional leader José Ángel Antelo for statements deemed to incite hate crimes.
  • Ultranationalist activist Christian L. F. was arrested in Mataró for online calls to hunt Maghrebi immigrants.
  • More than 100 Guardia Civil and local officers remain deployed in Torre Pacheco and a national forum has summoned social-media platforms to expedite removal of extremist content.