Over 200 sub-Saharan migrants attempted early Friday to jump the border fence separating Ceuta and Morocco, but Moroccan forces managed to contain the group before they reached the double fence.
According to the Spanish agency EFE, the situation occurred around 6:00 am this morning and the attempted entry forced the Spanish National Police to temporarily close the border customs office of Tarajal and deploy the land and sea units of the Guardia Civil.
The two hundred migrants tried to enter through an intermediate area of the land border perimeter, 8.2 kilometers long, without any of them managing to get close to the ten-meter high fence.
Moroccan forces set up a large-scale operation in the area that led to the arrest of the migrants, while the Guardia Civil deployed its units on the Spanish side of the fence in anticipation of their approach.
The Spanish National Police decided to temporarily close the Tarajal border customs, although the crossing was reopened at 8:15 am for the entry of people and vehicles, EFE reports.
Meanwhile, the Guardia Civil maintains the maritime units operational on the two border breakwaters, although the alert has been deactivated.
According to data provided to EFE by the government delegation, the last attempt at mass entry of migrants was recorded on October 7, 2021 in Benzú, with an approximate 300 migrants, none of whom managed to enter the city due to the intervention of Moroccan forces deployed in the area.
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