Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave
At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.
Hundreds of migrants ran towards the port of Ceuta on Friday hoping to secure a place at a new temporary camp set up by Spanish authorities. The camp, which has a capacity for 1,700 people, is part of the government's effort to concentrate migrants in facilities where they can be identified and cared for.
According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, police struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a place at the site after weeks of living on the beaches. Shots were heard, with reports that police fired into the air. The operation began at about 07:00 local time, with over 3,000 migrants being transferred.
The situation was later brought under control, and the operation was able to continue. More than 170 police officers were deployed, including drone technicians. The migrants are being transferred from beaches where they had been living, as part of an effort to manage the remaining 13,000 migrants in Ceuta, although the Spanish central government estimates the number is lower.
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