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Spain says it will return anyone from the country who illegally enters its north African enclave by water. AFP
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A man is held by soldiers of the Spanish Army at the border of Morocco and Spain at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. A record 6,000 migrants entered Ceuta illegally on Monday, 1,500 of whom were minors. AP Photo
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A Spanish soldier helps a migrant as troops are deployed along the coast in Ceuta. EPA
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Migrants manage to grab onto a boat of the Moroccan authorities near the coast of Fnideq in an attempt to cross over to Ceuta. EPA
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A Spanish Civil Guard holds onto a migrant who swam onto the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. AFP
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A Spanish soldier stands in front of Moroccan migrants. Reuters
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Red Cross members and Spanish soldiers carry a migrant into an ambulance. AFP
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Spanish officers try to stop people swimming into Spanish territory at Ceuta. AP Photo
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Moroccan migrants climb up a rocky cliffside in the northern town of Fnideq as they attempt to cross the border from Morocco to Ceuta. AFP
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Moroccan migrants walk into shallow waters in the northern town of Fnideq. AFP
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Two migrants are met by a Spanish civil guard in Ceuta. Reuters
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Hundreds of young Moroccans wait to cross the border with Spain. EPA
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About 3,000 Moroccan citizens illegally entered Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta. AFP
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Spain says it will return anyone from the country who illegally enters its north African enclave by water. AFP
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A man is held by soldiers of the Spanish Army at the border of Morocco and Spain at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. A record 6,000 migrants entered Ceuta illegally on Monday, 1,500 of whom were minors. AP Photo
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A Spanish soldier helps a migrant as troops are deployed along the coast in Ceuta. EPA
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Migrants manage to grab onto a boat of the Moroccan authorities near the coast of Fnideq in an attempt to cross over to Ceuta. EPA
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A Spanish Civil Guard holds onto a migrant who swam onto the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. AFP
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A Spanish soldier stands in front of Moroccan migrants. Reuters
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Red Cross members and Spanish soldiers carry a migrant into an ambulance. AFP
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Spanish officers try to stop people swimming into Spanish territory at Ceuta. AP Photo
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Moroccan migrants climb up a rocky cliffside in the northern town of Fnideq as they attempt to cross the border from Morocco to Ceuta. AFP
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Moroccan migrants walk into shallow waters in the northern town of Fnideq. AFP
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Two migrants are met by a Spanish civil guard in Ceuta. Reuters
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Hundreds of young Moroccans wait to cross the border with Spain. EPA
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About 3,000 Moroccan citizens illegally entered Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta. AFP
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Spain says it will return anyone from the country who illegally enters its north African enclave by water. AFP
Spain sends troops after record 8,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta illegally
Most of the migrants are from Morocco and 4,000 have been returned so far
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