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Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 34 deaths

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Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. Spain's interior ministry estimated 50,000 had entered since Thursday but added half had already made their way back to Morocco by Friday. At…

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  1. KOB 4

    Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 41 deaths (opens KOB 4)

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    Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. Spain's interior ministry estimated 50,000 had entered since Thursday but added half had already made their way back to Morocco by Friday. At least 41 people have died in the process.

  2. Breitbart News

    Morocco Blames Ceuta Migrant Flood on Criminal Trafficking Networks (opens Breitbart News)

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    The government of Morocco, through its embassy in Madrid, blamed the massive migrant wave flooding the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on "criminal organizations" and human trafficking networks allegedly encouraging the developing crisis while profiting from their illicit work.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 34 deaths (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. Spain's interior ministry estimated 50,000 had entered since Thursday but added half had already made their way back to Morocco by Friday. At…

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