Spain deploys military to Ceuta after migrant surge: What we know

Spain has deployed the military and police to its North African enclave of Ceuta after at least 34 people died trying to cross into the Spanish territory from Morocco by land and sea, according to the enclave’s president.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday visited the enclave, where he met security officials and regional authorities. He said about 60,000 people had entered Ceuta over the past few days – which is more than half the enclave’s population.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Infantino’s senior adviser resigns over ‘bad’ FIFA World Cup planlist 2 of 4AFC ‘stands in solidarity’ with UEFA and CONCACAF over FIFA World Cup planslist 3 of 4Italy World Cup winner and AC Milan legend Franco Baresi dies aged 66list 4 of 4Four bodies located after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistani peakend of listThe surge has triggered political tensions across Europe with France announcing tighter checks at its border and Spain and Italy threatening new measures to curb migration, including calls by senior politicians to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-travel area. Here’s what we know:What happened?Thousands of people crossed into Ceuta on Thursday and continued arriv...