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Ceuta migrants caught between humanitarian disaster and diplomatic row

Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, 31 July.
Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, 31 July. AP Photo/Antonio Sempere - Antonio Sempere

While most of the estimated 50,000 migrants who arrived last week in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco, theories are circulating about what led to the mass arrival. RFI spoke to Spanish journalist Ignacio Cembrero, who specialises in migration between Spain and Morocco.

At least 72 people died last Thursday when a mass influx of migrants attempted to enter Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave bordering Morocco in North Africa, a figure confirmed on Monday by the Spanish authorities.

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