Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches
Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.
Police in Ceuta began moving migrants off the territory's beaches on Friday, reportedly firing shots into the air as crowds jostled for places at a tented reception site. The operation followed a surge of arrivals in the Spanish enclave on Morocco's northern coast.
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