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Morocco prevents new attempts to cross into Ceuta, army says

Moroccan security forces on Saturday broke up hundreds of migrants who had been hiding near Castillejos in a bid to reach Ceuta. The operation comes weeks after the mass crossing attempt that left 141 people dead.

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00:01More than 290 people, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted on Saturday by Moroccan authorities near the border with
00:10the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, according to local media.
00:14One Moroccan official, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the intervention a routine operation to prevent attempted irregular migration.
00:25One migrant from Sudan explains that he is looking for opportunity.
00:30This is استom
00:33On Wednesday Moroccan authorities had announced another potential influx of migrants to Ceuta,
00:55following a new wave of online disinformation, saying the border would be open.
01:01This comes two weeks after around 72,000 people rushed into the tiny territory,
01:07although the vast majority of them have since been returned to Morocco.
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