Spanish police debunk far-right rumours in Ceuta
Spain's National Police deny that far-right groups have arrived in Ceuta. The boat rumour has collapsed, but social tension continues in the autonomous city.
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Ceuta: police deny the arrival of far-right groups
Spain's National Police have denied the existence of far-right groups in Ceuta. The official version clashes with a chain of messages that has spread like wildfire: alleged fascists arriving by boat to "defend" the city. There is no evidence of this. The night patrols and incidents of recent days involved local residents, not organised militants from outside.
The hoax has served to divert attention. Meanwhile, social tension persists: settlements housing migrants set on fire, neighbourhood protests and a demonstration that was called off without a clear explanation. Some analysts argue that the people of Ceuta are reacting like ordinary citizens under pressure they consider unbearable. Others point out that in any crowd there are always violent elements who take advantage of the situation.
The detail that dismantles the story of the "ultras from the mainland" is cultural: the footage showed protesters singing "El Novio de la Gloria" (The Bridegroom of Death). That military march is not a marker of extremists in Ceuta: it is played every Easter week in the city's most famous procession. Someone singing it at a protest does not make them a far-right activist. The hoax has collapsed; the underlying problem has not.
Spain's National Police have denied the existence of far-right groups in Ceuta. The official version clashes with a chain of messages that has spread like wildfire: alleged fascists arriving by boat to "defend" the city. There is no evidence of this. The night patrols and incidents of recent days involved local residents, not organised militants from outside.
The hoax has served to divert attention. Meanwhile, social tension persists: settlements housing migrants set on fire, neighbourhood protests and a demonstration that was called off without a clear explanation. Some analysts argue that the people of Ceuta are reacting like ordinary citizens under pressure they consider unbearable. Others point out that in any crowd there are always violent elements who take advantage of the situation.
The detail that dismantles the story of the "ultras from the mainland" is cultural: the footage showed protesters singing "El Novio de la Gloria" (The Bridegroom of Death). That military march is not a marker of extremists in Ceuta: it is played every Easter week in the city's most famous procession. Someone singing it at a protest does not make them a far-right activist. The hoax has collapsed; the underlying problem has not.
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