Viral posts about opening the Spanish border pushed thousands of Moroccans towards Ceuta, exposing serious control failures. Several migrants say they were told they could cross and insist it was not traffickers who led them there. #EuropeNews

Why did nearly 60,000 migrants cross into the tiny Spanish city of Ceuta in just a few days? This explainer breaks down the viral rumours, Morocco-Spain tensions, Europe's unique…

Tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbours Morocco. By the following evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.

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