Spanish and Moroccan authorities were warned about social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta one day before tens of thousands of people entered the Spanish territory, according to declassified documents.
The documents indicate that Spanish intelligence had identified the online calls ahead of the surge. Moroccan authorities were also alerted to the plans, although the available information does not provide further details about the warnings or the response to them.
The revelations link the large-scale entry into Ceuta to social media activity that had been detected in advance. They raise questions about what officials knew before the crossing and how the information was handled by the authorities on both sides.
Ceuta is a Spanish territory on the North African coast. The episode involved tens of thousands of people entering the territory, according to the information released with the documents.
The declassified material establishes that warnings were issued the day before the surge. It does not, based on the available information, explain the full sequence of events, identify those behind the online calls, or detail the subsequent actions taken by Spanish and Moroccan authorities. Those aspects remain unclear.
