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They attacked a lawmaker’s car at the Ceuta port after mistaking her for activists expected in the city
Julia Ferreras, of Ceuta Ya!, reported an attack on her vehicle during a protest at the maritime station. According to ABC España and El Mundo, the demonstrators mistook her for members of Negu Gorriak/Derecho a Techo.
A protest at the Port of Ceuta ended this Sunday with an attack on the car of Ceuta Ya! lawmaker Julia Ferreras, who was mistaken by demonstrators for members of Negu Gorriak/Derecho a Techo, a group whose arrival in the city had sparked rejection.
According to ABC España and El Mundo, about 50 people had gathered at the vehicle exit of the maritime station to try to prevent the arrival of the Navarre-based group, which had announced on social media a trip with humanitarian aid. The incident occurred when Ferreras’s vehicle passed through the area and was wrongly identified.
According to both outlets, the demonstrators threw eggs at the car and police intervened to protect its occupants. El Mundo added that they also threw stones, broke the vehicle’s windows and insulted those inside. In videos cited by ABC España, the lawmaker can be heard shouting that they had made a mistake.
Mohamed Mustafa, a leader of Ceuta Ya!, said on social media that Ferreras later went to the police station to report what had happened. El Mundo also noted that two other people unrelated to the group expected at the port were traveling in the car.
After the attack, tensions rose and there were clashes between demonstrators and officers. ABC España said that, with reinforcements arriving, riot police fired shots into the air. Both that outlet and El Mundo said several people shouted at the police: “Go to El Trampolín!”
According to both outlets, Negu Gorriak/Derecho a Techo had said it would travel to Ceuta to “put its body on the line as a shield” against the situation that, in its view, migrants face in the city. It had also called for “disobedience” and “resistance,” messages that, according to the reports, fueled discontent among part of the local population.
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