Marlaska announces a reinforcement of the borders in Ceuta and Melilla in anticipation of new protests

Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced an increase in security forces at the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, deploying additional agents from the Guardia Civil's Rural Security Groups (GRS). The reinforcement comes in response to new calls circulating on social media for irregular border crossings into the Spanish autonomous cities.

Concurrently, social media platforms in Morocco are seeing a mix of calls for an 'assault' on the Ceuta border scheduled for September 23 and counter-messaging urging individuals to stay away, stating 'there is nothing.' These online activities coincide with the period surrounding legislative elections in Morocco, while witnesses report an increased security presence in the area.