Several boat migrants have been detained after landing on a packed Spanish beach and being tackled by tourists.
The dramatic scenes unfolded on Sotillo Beach in Castell de Ferro, Granada on Sunday afternoon.
Footage shared online shows a speed boat packed with young men arriving at the shore at around 2pm.
The occupants of the boat dive into the water in front of stunned holidaying families and swim to the beach before making a run for it.
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Witnesses branded the scenes as ‘surreal’.
Restaurant owner Alberto Garcia told local newspaper Ideal: ‘We all stood there staring, not quite knowing what was happening.
‘We thought it was a recreational boat, but when we saw that they started throwing objects into the water and people starting to get out, we realised it wasn’t normal.
‘What surprised us most was that the boat was moving very slowly, as if they weren’t in a hurry or afraid.
‘They went in where there were most people, as if nothing had happened, and stopped five metres from the shore. Then they jumped off one by one, and the four remaining on board, some of them hooded, calmly turned around and left.’
Around 13 men, believed to be of Moroccan origin, are believed to have jumped out of the boat.
According to witnesses, some of the migrants ran along the beach as soon as they reached dry land, while others tried to blend in with the crowd.
However, some beach goers intercepted them until the Guardia Civil arrived, with footage obtained by Ideal showing a man in swimming trunks pinning one of the migrants to the ground.
The Polica Local de Castell de Ferro added: ‘The lifeguards alerted us, and we managed to catch one on the street. Then we helped identify two more.
‘The Guardia Civil did the bulk of the work and managed to arrest nine.’
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