05/08/2026 - 13:00 GMT+2
Spain's Interior Ministry has denied confirming reports published by Spanish news outlets El Español and The Objective, which claimed that security services had identified several people investigated for jihadism-related offences among the migrants who arrived in Ceuta last week.
"At no point have we confirmed those reports," a ministry spokesperson told Euronews.
The ministry added that "Spain's security forces carry out continuous work to monitor and combat jihadist terrorism throughout the country, not only in Ceuta." However, it neither confirmed nor denied the accuracy of the reports.
The ministry also sought to reassure the public following the mass arrivals in Ceuta on 30 July.
