By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The Spanish government wants to prevent any migrant in an irregular situation from reaching Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. The increased checks come amid elections in Morocco, with no other measure specified in the source text, according to Africanews.
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