Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave
- At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.
- Spanish police have started clearing thousands of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta, an enclave on North Africa’s coast which saw a surge of arrivals from neighbouring Morocco in July.
- Riot police fired rubber bullets into the air and struck people with batons on Friday as they began an operation, which started shortly before 7am local time (05:00 GMT).
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- At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.
- Spanish police have started clearing thousands of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta, an enclave on North Africa’s coast which saw a surge of arrivals from neighbouring Morocco in July.
- Riot police fired rubber bullets into the air and struck people with batons on Friday as they began an operation, which started shortly before 7am local time (05:00 GMT).
Sources: Al Jazeera