Spanish authorities have returned 21 Moroccan migrants to Morocco after they were arrested for allegedly taking part in a stone-throwing incident targeting a Spanish military patrol and Civil Guard officers in Ceuta, Spanish media reported.
The incident took place late Saturday near Trampolin Beach, where hundreds of migrants who entered Ceuta during a mass crossing in late July continue to sleep.
According to police sources cited by Spain’s EFE news agency, the migrants had been involved in fights among themselves before throwing stones at a military patrol operating in the area. No injuries were reported.
The Civil Guard subsequently intervened and was also targeted with stones, leading to the arrest of the 21 migrants, EFE reported.
The migrants were later taken to the El Tarajal border crossing and returned to Morocco after reportedly acknowledging their involvement and agreeing to return voluntarily.
The incident comes days after a separate case in which a criminal court in Ceuta ordered the deportation of 11 Moroccan nationals and imposed five-year bans on their return to Spain after convicting them over a stone-throwing attack on a military patrol that injured four soldiers.
The 11 men admitted taking part in that attack as part of an agreement with prosecutors. A 12th detainee rejected the agreement and denied involvement, telling authorities he had been asleep when police carried out the operation.
The latest incident comes amid continued tensions surrounding the presence of migrants who entered Ceuta during the mass crossing in July and remain in or around the enclave.
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