Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach

Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross border

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Spain has seen no evidence “whatsoever” that Morocco planned or facilitated a mass border breach into its north African territory of Ceuta, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has told parliament.

The address on Thursday followed the emergence of a police report, commissioned by a judge and widely quoted in the media, claiming Moroccan border forces had actively aided about 70,000 people to cross the border in late July.