Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown
- Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.
- Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.
- Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested on Saturday while attempting to enter Ceuta.
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- Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.
- Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.
- Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested on Saturday while attempting to enter Ceuta.
Sources: Al Jazeera