The Unified Association of the Civil Guard (AUGC) reported it on social media, saying drug traffickers attacked the patrol boat to avoid interception. Two people were arrested, although one of the three injured officers needed five stitches.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Wednesday asked National Police Director General Francisco Pardo Piqueras for explanations about a report sent to the National High Court that blames the Moroccan Gendarmerie for the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta in July.
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas Lara has called on Spaniards to attend rallies supporting Ceuta scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, across the country. In a letter posted on social media, he thanked people for their solidarity and said the situation in the autonomous city concerns all of Spain.