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Jesús Maturana

Police fire shots in the air as thousands of migrants moved to new facility in Ceuta

On Friday, Spanish authorities began moving thousands of migrants to a new facility in Ceuta, with police struggling to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site after weeks of living on the beaches and streets.

The operation, which saw migrants moved from the Trampolín and Benítez beaches to the port of Ceuta, got underway shortly after 6:30 am, with several Civil Guard patrols deployed to gather people and escort them on foot to the new settlement, around two kilometres away.

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