Morocco and Spain Block Second Ceuta Border Push After 70,000 Crossed in July
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 16
Morocco and Spain Block Second Ceuta Border Push After 70,000 Crossed in July
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 16
Summary
A second grassroots push to enter Ceuta from Morocco fizzled over the weekend, with only a relative handful attempting the crossing and being turned back.
Moroccan authorities blocked migrants on their side while Spain tightened security around the enclave, preventing a repeat incursion.
Ceuta drew global attention in late July when about 70,000 people—mostly young men—reached the Spanish territory by swimming around the breakwater from Morocco.
The failed weekend push showed both governments moving quickly to contain renewed pressure on the tiny North African border.