Ceuta buries the first migrants to die in the stampede at El Tarajal
Morocco is refusing to allow the bodies of those identified to return to the country with their families, according to Health Minister Nabila Benzina.
Eighteen migrants who died trying to enter Ceuta on July 30-31 have been buried in the Sidi Embarek Muslim cemetery. The victims, 17 men and one woman, were laid to rest in a public ceremony attended by a dozen imams from local mosques. Only nine of the deceased have been identified, but Morocco has so far refused to accept their repatriation to their families, according to Health Minister Nabila Benzina. The authorities will continue to try to repatriate the bodies, but are constrained by health regulations.
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