An attack in Madrid against migrants following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl has ignited social tensions across the country just days after riots erupted when a teen 'migrant' died in Switzerland.
The latest assault targeted a centre housing young migrants after the arrest of one of its occupants - a Moroccan teenager accused of raping the girl.
On Sunday evening, two hooded individuals attacked three people near First Reception Centre in the Spanish capital - two minors and an accompanying adult.
One child was left needing hospital treatment before being discharged and police have since opened an investigation.
Francisco Martin, the representative of the socialist-led national government in the Madrid region, condemned the violence, warning: 'Hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes'.
