“We will restore order in the city and in our borders as soon as possible,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, adding that he would visit Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s other north African enclave, later on Tuesday. Spanish legionnaires regroup minors on El Tarajal beach, near the fence along the Spanish-Moroccan border, after thousands of migrants swam across the border in Ceuta, Spain, May 18, 2021. Moroccan citizens stand next to and swim around the fence along the Spanish-Moroccan border, after thousands of migrants swam across the border in Ceuta, Spain, May 18, 2021. “I’ll either die or I’ll cross”Amal, 18, said he had hurried to the Ceuta border with his brother and two friends in the hope of slipping into Spanish territory. A Spanish legionnaire hits a Moroccan citizen at El Tarajal beach, near the fence along the Spanish-Moroccan border, after thousands of migrants swam across into Spanish territory in Ceuta, Spain, May 18, 2021.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 18, 2021 15:11 UTC