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Ceuta overrun: Thousands of migrants charge through streets of Spanish enclave as police attempt to move them to official tent camp
United Kingdom🏛️ PoliticsCenter14 hr. ago

Ceuta overrun: Thousands of migrants charge through streets of Spanish enclave as police attempt to move them to official tent camp

Thousands of migrants rushed through the streets of Ceuta, a Spanish-controlled North African enclave, as authorities attempted to relocate them to a new tent camp. The migration crisis, which saw tens of thousands cross from Morocco in late July, has left around 13,000 individuals sleeping rough on the beaches. Spanish police, supported by riot control units, used tear gas to manage the chaotic scenes as they tried to move the migrants to a temporary shelter with basic facilities. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged the overwhelming scale of the influx but defended the government’s actions, citing lack of prior warnings. However, newly released intelligence documents revealed that Spain’s National Intelligence Centre had warned of organized crossings days before the surge. Sánchez dismissed these communications as insufficient evidence of an imminent threat.

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Ceuta overrun: Thousands of migrants charge through streets of Spanish enclave as police attempt to move them to official tent camp

Thousands of migrants rushed through the streets of Ceuta, a Spanish-controlled North African enclave, as authorities attempted to relocate them to a new tent camp. The migration crisis, which saw tens of thousands cross from Morocco in late July, has left around 13,000 individuals sleeping rough on the beaches. Spanish police, supported by riot control units, used tear gas to manage the chaotic scenes as they tried to move the migrants to a temporary shelter with basic facilities. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged the overwhelming scale of the influx but defended the government’s actions, citing lack of prior warnings. However, newly released intelligence documents revealed that Spain’s National Intelligence Centre had warned of organized crossings days before the surge. Sánchez dismissed these communications as insufficient evidence of an imminent threat.

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