Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclave

It follows a new disinformation campaign on social media encouraging people to flock to the city.Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026Moroccan police have arrested more than a hundred people trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.Footage posted online on Saturday showed large crowds of people, most reportedly from sub-Saharan Africa, heading towards Ceuta.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ceuta mayor calls for migrant detention amid mass influx crisislist 2 of 3Morocco says working to prevent potential new Ceuta crossings surgelist 3 of 3Morocco boosts Ceuta security amid calls for mass migrant crossingend of listThe attempted crossing comes just weeks after more than 70,000 people fled to the autonomous city on the north coast of Africa — with many dying in the process. It also follows what has been described as a new disinformation campaign on social media encouraging people to flock to the city.Moroccan authorities said earlier this week that they were working to foil any such attempts.Hundreds of police were reportedly deployed to confront the crowds, leading to at least 111 arrests, according to Reuters, which cited a source in Morocco’s Ministry of Interior. P...