Spain has identified individuals linked to jihadism among migrants in Ceuta – Euronews
Spanish intelligence agencies have identified several individuals among the migrants who arrived en masse in Ceuta who had previously been implicated in cases related to jihadist terrorism.
According to the publication, officers from the General Directorate of Information Gathering (CGI) of the Spanish National Police and the Intelligence Directorate (JIGC) of the Civil Guard analyzed CCTV footage following the mass influx of migrants into Ceuta.
As a result, they identified at least ten individuals who had previously been:
- had been arrested;
- convicted;
- deported to Morocco for crimes related to jihadist terrorism.
Euronews journalists reached out to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, the National Police, and the Civil Guard for comment, but had not received a response as of the time of publication.
Furthermore, the Spanish government and law enforcement agencies have not yet publicly commented on reports that individuals linked to jihadism were found among the migrants.
Last week, tens of thousands of migrants—some of whom swam to Ceuta—crossed the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave.
According to the Spanish government, nearly all of the migrants have already been returned to Morocco.
Euronews reports this, citing its own sources.
At least 99 people died following the mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa, and dozens more are considered missing. Hundreds of Moroccans have arrived in the border town of Fnideq in search of their relatives.
Europol and the European External Action Service (EEAS) are investigating who is behind a large-scale disinformation campaign regarding the migration situation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
As a reminder, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reported that most of the migrants who illegally entered the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta have already returned to Morocco. According to her, none of them reached mainland Spain or other European Union countries.
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