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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Suman Naishahdam

Spanish Prime Minister rejects suggestions that Morocco was behind Ceuta border crisis

Spain Sanchez Ceuta Parliament - (Fernando Sánchez/Europa Press via AP)

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday rejected suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis.

“I can assure you that that no institution — neither the diplomatic service, nor the European Commission, nor any international body — has provided the Spanish government with solid evidence that Morocco planned or carried out the incident. None,” Sánchez told lawmakers.

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