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Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta  AP News

Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown

Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.

Morocco tightens security as migrants gather near Ceuta border

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 enter the Spanish territory.

By FRANCE24

Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta

Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta

Morocco arrests nearly 300 migrants near Ceuta amid renewed crossing fears

Scores of would-be migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, two weeks after tens of thousands of people attempted to enter the territory.

By RFI