Rightwing Spanish leaders under fire over anti-Islam comments after attack on churches

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Politicians accused of stigmatising Muslims and migrants after man with machete entered two churches in Algeciras

Conservative and far-right Spanish political leaders have been accused of seeking to smear and stigmatise Muslims and migrants after a suspected Islamiston two churches in the southern city of Algeciras in which one man was killed and four other people were injured.

Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said the suspect had “never been on the radar of any national service in relation to radicalisation”, and his only previous convictions were for “irregular migration and an irregular stay in Spain”. He said Islamic fundamentalism was an international problem that required a joint response. “If anyone wants to twist that then they can go for it,” he added. “But I’ve asked for respect over what’s happened and I’ve asked for prudence and for people not to use one case of fanaticism to stigmatise, or criminalise, any religion.”

Ione Belarra, the leader of the far-left, anti-austerity Podemos party who serves as Spain’s social rights minister, described Abascal’s words as “wretched” and a perfect example of how the far right engaged in politics by spreading hate against migrants.

 

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