Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown

Hundreds of migrants who recently entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta staged a protest on a popular urban beach on Sunday, urging Spanish authorities to grant them asylum instead of sending them back to Morocco.

Hundreds of migrants have again attempted to cross from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. This time, Moroccan officials fended them off, raising new questions about the crossing of July 30.

Hundreds attempt to storm Spanish enclave two weeks after mass crossing

Hundreds attempt to storm Spanish enclave two weeks after mass crossing

Ceuta border crackdown sees arrests after fresh mass crossing calls

Hundreds of migrants have been apprehended at the border between Morocco and Spain, just weeks after a mass-crossing attempt left at least 80 people dead.

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

At least 111 people have been arrested for trying to get into Ceuta following another call on social media for a mass crossing of migrants.