Thousands of Migrants Breach Security to Enter Ceuta, Spain Send Troops

JAKARTA - The Spanish government will deploy military forces to Ceuta, an autonomous city in North Africa, to ensure security in the region after a sharp spike in illegal border crossings.

The Spanish Ministry of the Interior, as reported by the Spanish television station Sexta, said it would deploy additional units of the Civil Guard and National Police to Ceuta due to the severe migration crisis.

The decision was taken after thousands of young Moroccans, most of whom are still minors, gathered on the border between the city of Fnideq - or in Spanish, the city of Castillejos - in Morocco and the city of Ceuta.

Thousands of migrants broke through security barricades to force their way into Spanish territory.

As reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Friday, July 31, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior will also increase the number of Civil Guard and National Police personnel in Ceuta.

Throughout this week, Ceuta has experienced a sharp spike in the number of immigrants from Morocco trying to enter the Spanish autonomous city located in North Africa, both by swimming and on foot.

As many as 1,500 to 2,000 people have arrived in the region in the last 10 days, overwhelming local immigration detention facilities, Spanish news agency EFE reported.

Ceuta is an autonomous region belonging to Spain located on the north coast of the African continent and directly bordering Morocco and separated by the Strait of Gibraltar.