Spain warns of possible mass crossing to Ceuta
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on El Khabar
Spain warns of a possible attempt by a group to cross into Ceuta, Spanish territory. The alert comes during Morocco’s elections, with no further details on the organisers or timing, according to the information provided in the article summary.
The Spanish embassy in Rabat has alerted the Spanish government to a possible attempt by irregular Moroccan migrants to cross collectively to Ceuta, a Spanish city on Morocco’s northern coast, next Wednesday. The alert would coincide with Morocco’s parliamentary elections, the Spanish daily El Confidencial reported, citing sources from the Spanish government presidency.
The embassy’s department responsible for internal affairs spotted messages on social media calling for people to cross the border, taking advantage of a possible mobilisation of Moroccan security forces to protect the vote. Some messages present election day as an opportunity to repeat a previous wave of collective entries into Ceuta, according to the same sources. The prospect of a mass crossing comes as more than 5,300 migrants have returned to Morocco from Ceuta.
