Ceuta, Spain: Thousands of migrants swim from Morocco to bordering Spanish enclave CNN 5 hrs ago By Al Goodman, CNN © Javier Fergo/AP Spanish army and Guardia Civil officers take positions next to the border of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday, May 18.
At least 6,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, swam from Morocco to the bordering Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday in the largest influx of illegal migration there in a single day, Spanish authorities said.
The migrants swam from two locations, with some entering southern Ceuta at Tarajal beach, and a larger group entering the north of the city at Benzu beach, a spokesman for the Spanish government in Ceuta told CNN.
Thousands of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
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