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Morocco Arrests 111 in Second Ceuta Border Crossing Bid
Moroccan police detained migrants after social media posts urged another mass crossing, and Spain said 5,000 people still remained in Ceuta.
- On Saturday, Moroccan security forces detained at least 111 individuals near Fnideq, including 109 sub-Saharan migrants and two Moroccan citizens, to prevent a mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta following social media calls.
- This intervention follows the July 30 influx when over 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, prompting Rabat to monitor 'the circulation of social media posts and messages of unknown origin' calling for further breaches.
- Moroccan authorities recovered 11 bodies during July events, while Spain reported at least 80 deaths; the Moroccan Association for Human Rights estimates at least 141, underscoring the sharply contested death toll.
- Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska stated the nation will deploy personnel to 'restore normality as soon as possible,' with over 1,600 police and a maritime barrier now securing the enclave.
- Ceuta serves as a laboratory for migration control where European governments rely on Morocco to 'do the dirty work' cracking down on flows, even as ongoing sovereignty disputes complicate border management.
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Morocco arrests at least 111 migrants
Moroccan police on Saturday arrested at least 111 people as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing. The attempted crossing came two weeks after more than 72,000
·Taipei, Taiwan
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