Over 100 arrested in Morocco over fresh Ceuta migrant crossing attempt

Around 111 people arrested in Morocco for attempting another border crossing into CeutaMoroccan authorities arrested at least 111 people on Saturday after a group attempted to reach Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, following calls on social media for another mass border crossing.The arrests came about two weeks

Morocco has deployed heavy security around the border city of Fnideq after false social media rumours claimed the border to Spain's Ceuta enclave would open. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have gathered nearby, raising fears of another mass crossing just weeks after tens of thousands attempted to

Scores of would-be migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted on Saturday in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP correspondent saw, two weeks after thousands of migrants rushed into the tiny territory.

Moroccan security forces on Saturday broke up hundreds of migrants who had been hiding near Castillejos in a bid to reach Ceuta. The operation comes weeks after the mass crossing attempt that left 141 people dead.

The attempted crossings come two weeks after around 72,000 people rushed into the Spanish North African exclave from Morocco. Calls for another mass crossing had been circulating on social media this week.

Authorities in Morocco have arrested 111 people attempting to cross into Spain's Ceuta, amid tightened security triggered by a deadly mass crossing in July.

Moroccan authorities have intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, reports say. More than 100 people were blocked trying to make their way to the border on the outskirts of the town of Fnideq, according to Moroccan security sources cited by Spanish media and the R

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

A social media campaign encouraged people to flock to Ceuta just weeks after many died while making the crossing.

Morocco arrested at least 111 people attempting to reach Ceuta as authorities tightened security following online calls for another mass migrant crossing.

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Hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa, after social media posts called for another mass crossing.

Hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa, after social media posts called for another mass crossing.

Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain's North ‌African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.

At least 111 people have been arrested for trying to get into Ceuta following another call on social media for a mass crossing of migrants.

Social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.

Two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, Morocco is stepping up their security checks by monitoring social media and increasing patrol

Moroccan police reportedly intercepted 111 migrants on Saturday near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in what appeared to be the second mass crossing attempt in the area in less than a month

In late July, tens of thousands of migrants crossed the European border into a small enclave in a single day.

Morocco deployed additional security measures amid threats of a new possible migrant invasion of Ceuta this weekend, Spanish outlets reported.

Authorities in Madrid and Rabat are taking no chances, working together to prevent a repeat of last month’s mass crossings into the exclave.

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Spain has ruled out discussing the future of Ceuta and Melilla after Morocco's justice minister reiterated Rabat's sovereignty claims over the two enclaves.