Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit
Riot police began moving more than 3,500 migrants from the camp as officials cited unsafe conditions and rising violence.
- On Sunday, Spanish Police launched Operation Trampol to clear a migrant settlement on Trampolin beach in North Africa, where around 3,000 people had been living in tents for two months.
- Tensions persist in Ceuta, home to 80,000 people and currently hosting at least 10,000 migrants, while Police justified the operation citing health risks from contaminated waters and rising violent incidents.
- UIP officers sealed off all access points to prevent trouble before relocating occupants by bus to the Tarajal CATE reception centre, where identification and processing are carried out.
- Sunday's operation marks the first phase of an eviction involving more than 3,500 people, with Police expecting some migrants to return to Morocco, similar to others who departed earlier this week.
- Oct 15 is the government's deadline to complete the eviction, while King Felipe and Queen Letizia are due to visit Ceuta on Oct 13 for the first time in his reign.
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Many migrants have decided to return to Morocco voluntarily in the face of the possibility of being denied asylum. More information: The Police begins the eviction of the campsite on the beach of the Ceuta Trampoline in the midst of cries of "Morocco no"
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Poliția spaniolă a evacuat, duminică, o tabără de migranți de pe plaja Trampolin din Ceuta, exclava spaniolă din nordul Africii. O altă precizare a sursei. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
More than 72,000 migrants had crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta at the end of July and despite the fact that most of them have been turned back, at least 10,000 remain in the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
This morning, more than 350 members of the national police with armored vehicles surrounded the Trampolin settlement in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where around 3,500 illegal migrants are illegally camped. The police are being assisted by the Civil Guard with drones, the maritime service and the local police. The operation to remove the illegal camp is still ongoing, reports local media outlet El Faro de Ceuta. Early this morning, members of t…
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CEUTA (ANP/RTR/AFP) - Spanish police launched a major operation on Sunday to clear a large migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta. "A first phase of the evacuation of the migrants" staying on Trampolín beach is currently underway, declared...
More than 350 agents participate in the first phase of the operation in Ceuta, with BMR, VAMTAC and drones. Migrants are transferred to CATE for identification or voluntary return to Morocco.
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