Who is responsible for the Ceuta border surge?
Tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta several days ago. DW interviewed two experts to understand what may have caused the incident.
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For a long time, the Moroccan government chose not to comment on the Ceuta border crisisthat saw tens of thousands of migrants surging into the Spanish exclave on the African continent.
It was not until Sunday that Moroccan interior ministry spokesperson Rachid El Khalfi said "the malicious exploitation of the digital space," "misleading information" and misinterpretations of a Spanish Supreme Court ruling were to blame for the incident.
Morocco has since said it never intended for the border surge to happen and has promised full cooperation with Spain.
Spain, however, was quick to suspect Moroccan involvement, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calling the border breach an "attack on our territorial sovereignty." Videos have, after all, surfaced showing Moroccan security forces doing nothing to stop the crowd surging forward.
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