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Second Ceuta Incursion Attempt Fails as Morocco, Spain Boost Security

Bloomberg Markets Sunday 16 August 2026, 13:01 UTC By Souhail Karam 1 min read
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Africa Second Ceuta Border Push Falls Flat With Security Forces Ready Grassroots calls for a second incursion into Ceuta from Morocco fell flat over the weekend, with security tight and authorities turning back the relative handful who tried to make the move. Spain’s tiny North African enclave made global headlines in late July when some 70,000 people, mostly young men, crossed the border by swimming around the breakwater that separated Ceuta from Morocco.

Africa Second Ceuta Border Push Falls Flat With Security Forces Ready Grassroots calls for a second incursion into Ceuta from Morocco fell flat over the weekend, with security tight and authorities turning back the relative handful who tried to make the move. Spain’s tiny North African enclave made global headlines in late July when some 70,000 people, mostly young men, crossed the border by swimming around the breakwater that separated Ceuta from Morocco.
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