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  "id": 8220606,
  "title": "Chaotic scenes as Spanish police clear Ceuta migrants from beaches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/chaotic-scenes-as-spanish-police-clear-ceuta-migrants-from-beaches",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-18/chaotic-scenes-as-spanish-police-clear-ceuta-migrants-from-beaches.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Spanish police have started moving migrants from beaches in Ceuta to a port area. The operation, involving around 150 officers, began on Friday and was initially marked by a stampede, with warning shots fired into the air, and several people injured, according to El Pais English.\n\nThe migrants were organized into groups along the promenade, stretching nearly 1,000 meters. Authorities have set up facilities at the port, including a tent city with showers and beds, which can accommodate 1,700 people, as reported by RTE News.\n\nTens of thousands of migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in late July, with several thousand remaining, and many sleeping rough on the beaches. Estimates of the number of migrants still in Ceuta vary, with local authorities citing 13,000 and the central government reporting a lower figure, RTE News added.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Olive Press",
        "title": "WATCH: Police charge at migrants in Ceuta as hundreds stampede through streets towards new temporary shelter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/watch-police-charge-at-migrants-in-ceuta-as-hundreds-stampede-through",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:18:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Police move Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/police-move-ceuta-migrants-off-beaches-in-spanish-enclave",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:31:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Police move hundreds of migrants still in Ceuta off beaches in Spanish enclave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/police-move-hundreds-of-migrants-still-in-ceuta-off-beaches-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:51:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Shots fired as migrants moved to new camp in Ceuta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/shots-fired-as-migrants-moved-to-new-camp-in-ceuta",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:36:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Rubber bullets fired as Spain moves migrants from Ceuta beach camps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/rubber-bullets-fired-as-spain-moves-migrants-from-ceuta-beach-camps",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:10:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}