Spanish police have arrested nine people over rare anti-migrant unrest that rocked the town of Torre Pacheco, authorities said on Monday. Three nights of violence erupted on Friday after a 68-year-old man told local media three youths of North African origin had beaten him up in the street of the southeastern town. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.

The sleepy farming community of Torre Pacheco turned into a 'powder keg' after the brutal beating of a pensioner sparked outrage last week.

Spanish police arrested nine people after three successive nights of anti-migrant violence erupted in Torre Pacheco, following an alleged assault on a local man. Authorities say outsiders stoked the…

Far-right street violence erupted after an assault on an elderly man.