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Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint
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World news | The Guardian
Last week, an estimated 72,000 migrants began crossing into a tiny Spanish enclave on the tip of Morocco.
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Photograph: Antonio Sempere/APOn Thursday, a group of people roughly the size of Guildford’s population began crossing into Ceuta.
As the hoax spread, Moroccan border surveillance dwindled to a minimum, allowing thousands of people to cross into Ceuta.
We’ve seen versions of Ceuta happen before: in 2021, Morocco allowed 10,000 people to cross into the territory during a diplomatic row with Spain.