Morocco is said to have facilitated the mass influx of around 60,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Western intelligence sources believe.
Around 60,000 people swam from Morocco into the Spanish city located on the northern coast of North Africa on Thursday, with more said to be arriving.
The Spanish territory, which shares a land border with the North African country, was overrun as tens of thousands of migrants arrived in just 24 hours.
And amid the chaos, Italy has suspended its EU border-free Schengen arrangements with the Mediterranean country.
Earlier, it said it was weighing up ‘extraordinary measures’ including closing its open-border agreement
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