SPAIN- A group of Nigerians accused local residents Roma in Majorca of pushing a Nigerian, who fell from a balcony and died. Police, however, said the man had probably fallen accidentally when trying to cross from one balcony to another.
The incidence sparked of a fight between the Nigerian immigrants and the locals in a multi-ethnic neighbourhood in Palma, capital of the Spanish tourist island of Majorca thereby giving police time to patrol the area.
Five people were in custody, police sources said.
Two police officers were slightly injured in the violence that broke out on Monday, according to the daily El Pais.
Angry Nigerians accused police for failing to arrest the person responsible for the death and rioted for more than three hours, setting dozens of cars on fire and destroying property. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the rioters.
The unrest occurred in the Son Gotleu neighbourhood, where nearly 40 per cent of the residents are foreign nationals. There was violence between Nigerians and Roma in 2009.
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