The Spanish Troop and Navy Association (ATME) has reported a new attack against military personnel deployed in Ceuta. The incident occurred last night, around 10:00 p.m., when a patrol was attacked with stones in the area of Trampolín beach, near Benzú.
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According to the statement released by the association, around 22 people participated in throwing stones at the military personnel and the intervention of the security forces ended with the arrest of 21 of them.
ATME has once again expressed its concern about the succession of attacks that members of the Armed Forces are suffering in Ceuta and has called on the Government to take measures to guarantee their protection during the performance of their duties.
“We continue to regret the aggression suffered by our Armed Forces and this happens because they are not vested with sufficient authority to be able to carry out their work in an effective and forceful manner,” the association states, demanding that the Government recognize the military as agents of authority and that their activity be considered a profession at risk.
“We cannot continue in this situation,” warns ATME, which poses a question: “How much longer do we have to wait to see a soldier die?” The association demands this recognition so that the military “can react in a timely and appropriate manner.”
The attack comes just a week after two similar episodes recorded in the autonomous city. On August 29, the Civil Guard arrested four men of Moroccan nationality, one of them a minor, after a second ambush on soldiers in just two days. According to sources from the investigation cited then by EL MUNDO, the attackers had prepared the attack and were waiting for the patrol to pass.
In that ambush, a sergeant was slightly injured, as confirmed by ATME. The attackers indiscriminately threw stones at the group of soldiers who, according to the association’s complaint, were unarmed and did not have the necessary equipment to protect themselves against the attack.
The episode occurred two days after another attack. In the early hours of August 27, 12 immigrants were arrested after assaulting an Army vehicle with stones and injuring four soldiers. The attackers also reportedly used sticks and knives during the incident. Subsequently, a judge ordered the expulsion of eleven of the detainees.
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