Morocco blames Ceuta migrant rush on social media misinformation, human traffickers
Morocco's Interior Ministry says at least 11 people died, most by drowning, while trying to cross the border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in a rush of about 40,000 people blamed by the government on social media misinformation and human trafficking networks.
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Morocco's Interior Ministry says the recent mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla was fuelled by misinformation on social media, human trafficking networks and misinterpretation of a Spanish court ruling.
About 40,000 people were involved in the rush into Ceuta and 1,135 were stopped from entering Melilla, the ministry said in a statement.
Migrants gather around a torched vehicle as they wait for a chance to enter Ceuta on Friday. (Reuters: Stringer)
At least 11 people died while trying to cross the border, the ministry said.
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