Ceuta Migrant Crisis: Police Fire Shots at New Camp
Officers fired shots into the air on Friday morning as the Ceuta migrant crisis flared up again. Authorities had opened a fifth temporary reception site at the city's port, meant to finally move people off the beaches where thousands have been sleeping for weeks. Instead, the operation turned chaotic within hours: migrants who feared being left without a spot ran toward the new site, and police responded with batons and warning shots to regain control.
The scenes are the latest flashpoint in a crisis that has been building since late July, when more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco over the course of a single weekend — one of the largest irregular border crossings Europe has recorded in years. Roughly 5,000 to 13,000 migrants are still believed to be in C...