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On October 4, Spanish police dismantled a migrant camp on Trampolin beach in Ceuta, an enclave in North Africa. Around 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in late July, but the number had since dropped to about 10,000, with approximately 3,000 still living at the cleared site before Sunday's operation. The police action was taken ahead of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s visit scheduled for October 13-14, amidst ongoing tensions between Spain and Morocco over these enclaves.

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On October 4, Spanish authorities cleared a migrant camp on Trampolín Beach in Ceuta ahead of an upcoming visit by King Felipe and Queen Letizia, who will be visiting from October 13-14 for the first time since their reign began twelve years ago. Around 3,000 migrants had been living there in tents and makeshift homes for two months following a surge where over 72,000 crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in late July. The migrants were moved to temporary accommodation for processing or repatriation to Morocco. This move aims to address tensions with the local population, who have held protests calling for the migrants' removal due to resource strain and ongoing friction between Spain and Morocco over sovereignty claims on Ceuta.

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Police moved migrants from Trampolin beach, where around 3,000 people were living in tents and makeshift homes for two months, to temporary accommodation where they will be processed or can go back to Morocco, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.

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🔮 Police moved migrants from Trampolin beach, where around 3,000 people were living in tents and makeshift homes for two months, to temporary accommodation where they will be processed or can go back to Morocco, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.

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Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit · assertive framing

Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit asserted

police → clear → visit

Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish government said. asserted

government → clear → Morocco

More than 72,000 crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta in late July. asserted

72,000 → cross → July

While most of the migrants later went back, at least 10,000 remain in the Spanish enclave in North Africa, straining local resources and fuelling tensions. asserted

10,000 → go → tensions

spokesman → move → Sunday

Tensions have persisted over the presence of migrants sleeping rough in the tiny enclave, which is home to 80,000 people. asserted

which → persist → people

Locals held a demonstration on Saturday calling for the migrants to leave. asserted

migrants → hold → Saturday

King Felipe and Queen Letizia are due to visit Ceuta on October 13 to 14 for the first time in his 12-year reign. asserted

Felipe → visit → reign

The visit comes amid longstanding friction with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over both Ceuta and Spain's other North African enclave, Melilla. uncertain

which → come → Ceuta

Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit

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