Spain, Morocco Tighten Ceuta Border Security as 5,000 Migrants Remain After 72,000 July Rush
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Spain, Morocco Tighten Ceuta Border Security as 5,000 Migrants Remain After 72,000 July Rush
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Summary
Soldiers and police fanned out across Ceuta on Friday, while Moroccan security patrols intensified around Fnideq beaches after social media posts urged a new mass crossing into Ceuta and Melilla on Saturday.
Morocco said anonymous online messages were inciting collective illegal crossings, arrested multiple people linked to the calls, and warned the attempts endangered lives and violated the law.
About 5,000 migrants still remain in Ceuta after more than 72,000 rushed in on July 30; Spain has screened those left and processed roughly 500 asylum claims, rejecting most of them.
Spain has also installed floating sea barriers as Madrid and Rabat work to prevent a repeat of the July breach, which overwhelmed the enclave and left at least 96 people dead.