Castillejos, Morocco, Jul 30 (EFE).– Moroccan authorities increased police presence and began using riot control equipment, including water cannons, to disperse the crowd gathered near the border with Ceuta on Thursday, as EFE was able to verify on the ground.
Thousands of people have continued to arrive in Castillejos throughout the day, aiming to cross into Spain, a human tide stretching more than five kilometers that ultimately overwhelmed the Moroccan police.
After a day in which the steady stream of migrants, mostly young people from various parts of the country, did not cease, security forces activated this operation to halt attempts to approach the border perimeter.
As a result of the police intervention, hundreds of people have begun retreating toward the town center, where most plan to spend the night before trying to cross again in the coming hours.
“They’ve dispersed us, but we’re not going to stop trying,” a young Moroccan man told EFE as he walked away from the area adjacent to the border crossing.
