Spanish Intelligence Warned Spain and Morocco Over Ceuta Plan 1 Day Before Migrant Surge
Declassified documents appear to contradict what Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said about the level of prior warning his government had received.
TL;DR
- Spanish intelligence warned the government and Morocco about a planned migrant surge into Ceuta a day before it occurred.
- The National Intelligence Centre (CNI) sent a note to Moroccan intelligence agencies detailing a social media plan for migrants to cross into Ceuta.
- The CNI also warned Madrid's representative in Ceuta about the migrant plans on the same day.
- The warnings were issued on July 29, taking advantage of Morocco's annual Throne Day celebration.
- More than 70,000 people, mostly young men, illegally crossed into Ceuta.