Spanish North Africa enclave: Despite online calls: No new rush on Ceuta for now
Barbed wire, water cannons and patrol boats: Following calls on the Internet for a new wave of migrants, border security around Ceuta has been massively reinforced. The feared chaos has not materialized for the time being.
Fears of a new migrant influx into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta did not materialize on Saturday. Despite calls on social media to repeat the mass border crossing of late July, the situation at the border and in the enclave remained calm throughout the day. Spain and Morocco had increased security measures beforehand, with Moroccan forces preventing possible border crossings and stopping hundreds of migrants near the border town of Fnideq.
A total of 111 migrants without valid papers were arrested on Saturday, according to the Moroccan interior ministry. Currently, around 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, according to Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
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