Spain vows to restore order after thousands of migrants swim to Ceuta

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Rabat recalls its ambassador to Madrid as diplomatic tensions rise over mass crossing of up to 8,000 migrants

Spanish legionnaires watch Moroccan citizens standing on rocks at El Tarajal beach, near the fence between the Spanish-Moroccan border, after thousands of migrants swam across this border on Monday in a bid to find sanctuary in the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Picture: JON NAZCA/REUTERS

Armoured vehicles were guarding Ceuta's beach on Tuesday, and soldiers and police used batons to clear migrants from the beach and threw smoke bombs to discourage others from crossing. Rabat recalled its ambassador to Madrid for consultations, said a diplomatic source who declined to be named, adding that relations with Spain needed a moment of “contemplation”. Moroccan authorities did not respond to requests for comment.

European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas tweeted that the enclave's frontier was a European border, expressing his “full solidarity with Spain”.

 

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