Mass protests erupt in Spain as thousands riot over Ceuta migrant crisis
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Protests in Ceuta and Madrid target the government's response to a mass migrant surge from Morocco. Riot police moved in during demonstrations where some protesters threw barriers and attempted to block police vehicles Nearly five weeks after the surge, over 10,000 migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain stranded in makeshift camps or scattered across streets and beaches in the enclave, according to Ceuta's authorities. Their presence has triggered near-daily protests by locals against the Spanish government's management of the crisis, with demonstrators calling for the migrants to be sent back to their countries of origin or redistributed across Spain. In the capital Madrid, riot police moved into the area around the Cibeles Fountain as protesters gathered in the city center, with some demonstrators throwing street barriers and attempting to block police vehicles. Groups of protesters remained in the area, chanting and waving Spanish flags. - The Sun brings you breaki
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