Anti-migrant protests have erupted for a second consecutive night in a sleepy Spanish town after a 68-year-old pensioner was allegedly assaulted by three Moroccan men.
Torre Pacheco, in the country's southeast, was rocked by fury after the attack was captured on film and shared online.
It triggered a series of protests - which have left several people injured.
Dramatic images from the town showed how groups armed with batons and fireworks clashed with police - with local media reports claiming protesters were "actively searching" for foreigners.
The 68-year-old victim told Spanish media he was beaten in the street on Wednesday by three young men of North African origin.
Dramatic images from the town showed how groups armed with batons and fireworks clashed with police
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PICTURED: Police swoop in on Torre Pacheco after anti-migrant protests erupted for a second consecutive night
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An initial demonstration had been organised outside Torre Pacheco's town hall on Friday.
Then, anti-migrant fury broke out - with armed groups coming together in the streets of the town, whose population numbers just 36,000.
One group, "Deport Them Now" posted messages on social media calling for attacks against people of North African origin.
Spanish authorities, meanwhile, have appealed for calm following the violent unrest.
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'I understand the frustration but nothing justifies violence,' the head of the Murcian regional Government said
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Fernando Lopez Miras, the head of the Murcian regional Government, said: "Torre Pacheco must get back to normal.
"I understand the frustration but nothing justifies violence."
The town's mayor, Pedro Angel Roca Ternel, told RTVE television: "I call on residents to be calm, for tranquillity."
Meanwhile, Spain's hard-left Youth Minister Sira Rego, condemned the violence against migrants in a message on Bluesky.
She blamed the "ultra-right" for the unrest.
Spain's protests bear a striking significance to those which rocked Northern Ireland just weeks ago
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The protests bear a striking significance to those which rocked Northern Ireland just weeks ago.
Unrest had broken out in Ballymena this time last month in response to a case involving two teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
TUV leader Jim Allister said tensions had been brewing in the town over immigration, adding that the violence followed a peaceful protest in support of the family of a girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual crime.