2025 Torre-Pacheco unrest
2025 ethnic riots in Torre-Pacheco, Spain
In July 2025, anti-migrant violence occurred in the town of Torre-Pacheco, in the Region of Murcia in Spain. The trigger event was the beating of a pensioner, for which three people of North African origin were arrested. Days of violence against North African people and businesses followed.
Background
Torre-Pacheco is a town of 40,000 people located in the Region of Murcia, in the southeast of Spain. Around a third of the inhabitants are foreigners, many of whom are employed in intensive farming.
Assault of pensioner
On 10 July 2025, a 68-year-old man was beaten in Torre-Pacheco. The victim said that his attackers did not take his money or possessions, and that they spoke a foreign language.
Three men of North African origin were arrested over the attack. One was arrested on a train heading towards France.
Unrest
A video purporting to show the assault on the pensioner was spread on social media.
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