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No 'Solid Proof' Morocco Planned Ceuta Rush - Spanish PM
Spanish police cited Moroccan permissiveness as more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta in two days, while Sánchez avoided directly blaming Rabat.
- More than 70,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco on 30 and 31 July in an unprecedented surge that left scores dead as people attempted to swim around a breakwater into Spain.
- A Spanish police report seen by AFP alleged 'total permissiveness' by Moroccan security forces, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted there was no 'solid proof' that Morocco orchestrated the incident.
- Tens of thousands protested in Ceuta and across Spain over the government's handling of the crisis, with the opposition accusing Sánchez of being subservient to Morocco regarding border security.
- Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez summoned Morocco's ambassador on 21 August after ministers made 'unacceptable' comments about Ceuta and Melilla; the government urged King Felipe to visit the north African territories in the coming weeks.
- Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi claimed Morocco had 'historic' and 'geographical' rights over Ceuta and Melilla, calling for a 'final solution' to allow the territories to 'return to the fold of the motherland' amid Western Sahara tensions.
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Winnipeg Free PressSpanish Prime Minister rejects suggestions that Morocco was behind Ceuta border crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected suggestions that Morocco helped orchestrate the deadly July border breach in Ceuta.
·New York, United States
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The Spanish Prime Minister spoke in front of the MEPs this Thursday, while major demonstrations took place in the country.
"If this solid evidence existed, we would act accordingly, with all the firmness that the situation demands," promised the Spanish Prime Minister, whose management of the crisis for a month has been openly criticized by the right-wing and far-right opposition.
·Paris, France
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday there was no solid evidence that Morocco organized the influx of migrants into Ceuta in July.
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