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Spanish police move Ceuta encampment of asylum-seekers to shelter

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Spanish police moved mostly Moroccan migrants in Ceuta to get them off the beach where they've been camping since July.

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  1. France 24

    Police move hundreds of migrants still in Ceuta off beaches in Spanish enclave (opens France 24)

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    Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July.

  2. BBC News

    Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches (opens BBC News)

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    Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Police clear Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least 10,000 of the 72,000 migrants who broke through fence from Morocco in July remain in the Spanish enclave.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Police move Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Deteriorating conditions have fueled tensions with local residents, prompting near-daily protests calling for a return to normality.

  5. UPI

    Spanish police move Ceuta encampment of asylum-seekers to shelter (opens UPI)

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    Spanish police moved mostly Moroccan migrants in Ceuta to get them off the beach where they've been camping since July.

  6. France 24

    Spain's police launch operation to clear migrants off Ceuta beach (opens France 24)

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    Police on Friday moved hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to a temporary camp in the Spanish enclave's port area. The police operation takes place weeks after a record influx of people into Spain's North African tiny territory.