Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta - reports - BBC News

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

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Watch: Security officials intercept migrants near crossing into Ceuta

Moroccan authorities have intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, reports say.

More than 100 people were blocked trying to make their way to the border on the outskirts of the town of Fnideq, according to Moroccan security sources cited by Spanish media and news agency Reuters.

It comes a fortnight after roughly 78,000 migrants arrived in the exclave by sea in a matter of hours - 100 of whom died, according to the city's mayor, who also said the vast majority of arrivals had returned to Morocco.