Journalist chased and threatened with knife in Ceuta

An independent journalist was chased and threatened while reporting on the ongoing migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week. Video footage posted on August 3 shows Nick Shirley and his crew being pursued through city streets by a man who shouted threats and threw objects at them. Shirley can be heard yelling that the man had a knife before the group reached the safety of a Spanish police vehicle.

The incident occurred amid the aftermath of a massive border crossing from Morocco into Ceuta last week, which saw tens of thousands of people enter the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish authorities confirmed that two people suffered minor injuries in separate knife attacks during the unrest in Ceuta and that one alleged assailant was arrested. Shirley later stated online that he and his team finished with a knife chase down a hill before being escorted by police.

The surge, which involved an estimated 60,000 migrants, overwhelmed Ceuta, a city of roughly 85,000 people. While most of those who crossed had returned to Morocco by August 2, Spanish authorities reported that an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 migrants remained in the enclave as of August 3. The city's main migrant...