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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67

Aug 1, 2026, 1:18 AM

Spanish army soldiers assist a migrant who swam from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Satur...

Spanish army soldiers assist a migrant who swam from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
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CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said Saturday.

Spain announced it was installing a containment barrier along the breakwater fence into the sea after tens of thousands of migrants breached the tiny Spanish territory’s border this week.

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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67