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Or as we call it here at Rantburg.com, Sunday
[Regnum] The migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta could create conditions for recruitment into terrorist groups, Corriere della Sera reported on August 9.
"The terrorist threat alert from Ceuta is a confirmation, not a surprise. This threat existed long before the current state of emergency," the article wrote.
Italian intelligence agencies have received information about a possible new attempt at a mass infiltration of migrants into Ceuta.
| Another one? Will this also be directed by the Moroccan police? |
Chats and social media are discussing the possibility of moving the previously announced date of the new crossing from August 15 to an earlier date. Italian authorities are not ruling out the possibility that an unspecified agency, whose members have not yet been identified, is behind the social media mobilization campaign.
Ceuta's geographic location makes it a convenient transportation hub between Europe and Africa. Furthermore, the region remains a drug trafficking route, which, according to the authors of the article, further complicates the security situation, the newspaper added.
A serious migrant crisis in Ceuta, an autonomous city in Spain on the northern coast of Africa, began on the night of July 31. Up to 60,000 migrants, mostly from Morocco, but also from Algeria and sub-Saharan Africa, attempted to enter the city en masse. A crush ensued, and people began drowning.
| … many trampled by stronger swimmers in the uncaring, invading mob... |
Spanish authorities deployed ground troops to Ceuta and installed a floating barrier approximately 500 meters long in the sea. A mass deportation began: most were returned to Morocco, either voluntarily or under the supervision of security forces.
| But several thousand remained, succored by Spanish money and Spanish care while they awaited a chance to travel to even better treatment and future citizenship on the Spanish mainland. |
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko stated that the situation in Ceuta highlights the problems in the EU's migration policy.
| Agreed, though some countries are tightening their laws. |
The Russian diplomat also noted that the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe concerns everyone.
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