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It follows a new disinformation campaign on social media encouraging people to flock to the city. Moroccan police have arrested more than a hundred people trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Footage posted online on Saturday showed large crowds of people, most reportedly from sub-Saharan Africa, heading towards Ceuta. The attempted crossing comes just weeks after more than 70,000 people fled to the autonomous city on the north coast of Africa — with many dying in the process. Moroccan authorities said earlier this week that they were working to foil any such attempts.
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Approximately 72,000 people entered Ceuta in late July, and at least 96 people died trying to reach the enclave.
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