00:00There were tense scenes in Ceuta on Friday between police and a group of migrants who were being moved to
00:06a temporary camp in the port area.
00:09Police used batons against the group, which mainly consisted of young Moroccan men who were being directed towards the port.
00:17The camp can hold some 1,700 people, and its use was held up by a court decision that was
00:23reversed on Thursday.
00:26Migrants are said to be held in the camp for processing by police.
00:30The accommodation of thousands of migrants in the Spanish exclave after the mass crossing in late July has resulted in
00:36tensions between local authorities and the central government.
00:41More than 70,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31 in an incident that left
00:49scores dead and prompted European infighting on the topic of immigration.
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