# Morocco tightens security as migrants gather near Ceuta border

https://mins.news/en/video/23416

- France 24 English, 2026-08-16 09:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-KBc6fc9Y4

> Morocco has deployed heavy security around the border city of Fnideq after false social media rumours said the border with Spain’s Ceuta enclave would open. Hundreds of mostly sub-Saharan African migrants have gathered nearby, raising fears of another mass crossing.

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- [Ceuta Mass Migration and Border Controls](https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis.md

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