Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta

Moroccan authorities have detained 111 migrants in and around Fnideq, on the outskirts of the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, as groups attempted to cross the border area, according to Moroccan security sources cited by Spanish media and Reuters. More than 100 people were intercepted near the border area known as Castillejos, about three kilometres from the frontier. The crackdown follows a fortnight after roughly 78,000 migrants arrived by sea in hours, with 100 deaths reported by the city mayor and most arrivals later returning to Morocco. Security has been stepped up after online reports of another mass attempt this weekend. Tear gas was used to disperse groups, Spanish reports say, while Morocco deployed army officers, navy speedboats and drones. Madrid sent more than 1,500 officers.