# Spain spy agency warned of plans to storm Ceuta before mass migrant crossing, documents show

https://mins.news/en/item/51737

- Reuters, 2026-09-09 17:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/spains-spy-agency-warned-plans-storm-ceuta-before-mass-migrant-crossing-2026-09-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa19671b45a8a0001cfa2eb

> Documents released by the government on Wednesday show that Spanish intelligence warned Moroccan counterparts and Madrid about plans to storm Ceuta one day before more than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African enclave.

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