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  "id": 1137177,
  "title": "Hundreds of migrants blocked from crossing into Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/hundreds-of-migrants-blocked-from-crossing-into-spain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T22:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/hundreds-of-migrants-blocked-from-crossing-into-spain-20260816-p60op3.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Moroccan police arrested 111 people attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. According to a source in Morocco's Interior Ministry, those detained included 109 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and two Moroccan citizens arrested in or around Fnideq, the Moroccan city opposite Ceuta.\n\nThe attempted crossing came two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, sparking tensions within the European Union. At least 96 people died in the previous attempt to reach European soil.\n\nMoroccan police used tear gas to disperse groups of migrants gathered on hills about 3km from the border. In Ceuta, Spanish soldiers guarded supermarkets while police heavily patrolled the enclave's main streets. The city was calmer than in the days after the deadly crossing attempt.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "More than 100 arrested in Morocco after call for another migrant mass crossing to Ceuta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/more-than-100-arrested-in-morocco-after-call-for-another-migrant-mass",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed to Spain's Ceuta as sides step up crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/morocco-arrests-111-migrants-headed-to-spains-ceuta-as-sides-step-up",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:01:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Morocco arrests 111 migrants in second Ceuta migrant rush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/morocco-arrests-111-migrants-in-second-ceuta-migrant-rush",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:16:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Morocco arrests 111 migrants in second Ceuta migrant rush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/morocco-arrests-111-migrants-in-second-ceuta-migrant-rush-1096435",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:16:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}