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World · 15 August 2026

Moroccan police arrest 111 people trying to enter Ceuta

Moroccan police arrest 111 people trying to enter Ceuta

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Moroccan police arrested 111 people on Saturday who were attempting to cross into Ceuta, Spain's North African territory. The arrests comprised 109 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and two Moroccan nationals, apprehended in or near Fnideq. Spanish news agency EFE reported that police deployed teargas to scatter groups who had assembled on hills.

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