Second Ceuta Incursion Attempt Fails as Morocco, Spain Boost Security

Grassroots calls for a second incursion into Ceuta from Morocco fell flat over the weekend, with security tight and authorities turning back the relative handful who tried to make the move.

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

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.

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.

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.

Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown  Dawn

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.

Moroccan security dispersed migrants who tried to cross from Fnideq to Spain’s Ceuta on Saturday. People were seen standing and running on a hill near the border as security personnel gathered in the area.

Social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.

The attempted crossing comes two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, sparking tensions within the EU and fuelling anti-immigration rhetoric among far-right parties worldwide

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

Spain's African enclave Ceuta sees soldiers patrolling streets as Morocco says it arrested those inciting a second mass border crossing on Saturday.

Moroccan authorities on Wednesday announced measures to counter a new influx of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, after monitoring a new wave of online disinformation.

Spain boosts security in Ceuta as calls appear online for another mass border rush  Reuters

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.

By Kingsley Omonobi The Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Edo states have intensified security collaboration along the Kogi-Edo boundary following concerns over kidnapping and banditry attacks in communities around the border. The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, and his Edo counterpart,

Spanish authorities are also working to speed up the removal of the 5,000 irregular migrants still in the city following the influx of July 30 and 31

Spanish authorities are also working to speed up the removal of the 5,000 irregular migrants still in the city following the influx of July 30 and 31

Moroccan authorities on Wednesday announced measures to counter a new influx of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, after monitoring a new wave of online disinformation.

The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said on Wednesday, after Morocco's justice minister reiterated Rabat's sovereignty claims over the cities.

Morocco won't abandon its claim over Ceuta, says Spain's former envoy  euractiv.com

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.