Sleepless night near border of Spain's Ceuta as migrants torch vehicles
Moroccan security forces pushed back most attempts, while Spanish authorities said 2,000 to 3,000 people crossed into Ceuta, according to TVE.
- On Friday, July 31, thousands of migrants flooded the Moroccan town of Fnideq seeking entry into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain to deploy military and police reinforcements to the border.
- Spain's Socialist government recently launched a program to regularize 500,000 undocumented migrants, while social media campaigns spread false claims that the border had opened, driving the mass influx.
- Moroccan authorities deployed water cannons and reinforced security at crossing gates, resulting in chaotic clashes that left seven vehicles and a bus charred; authorities reported nine bodies recovered amid the violence.
- Between 2,000 and 3,000 people successfully crossed into Ceuta on Thursday, though many remain stranded in Fnideq. One woman said, "I thought I could cross by foot... But we are stuck here."
- Ceuta and Melilla serve as the European Union's only land borders with Africa, making the enclave of 85,000 residents a persistent focal point for migration pressure and high-stakes surges.
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