Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta.

Moroccan security forces have thwarted a mass migration attempt into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, following social media calls for a large-scale border crossing. According to the Spanish Interior Ministry,

Riot police were deployed on the Moroccan side of the border with the Spanish Ceuta enclave, as migrants attempted to reach the city for the third night in a row.

Fatima Tamni, a member of parliament for the Democratic Left Federation (FDG), has submitted a written question to the head of government, Aziz Akhannouch, regarding the collective exodus of young Moroccans to Ceuta.

Chaos erupted on Sunday near the fence separating Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish enclave located on the African nation’s coast, as hundreds of young Moroccan men coordinated an attempt to illegally cross the border.

Moroccan immigration authorities thwarted a mass migration attempt into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday, detaining dozens of would-be migrants looking to enter the European Union. Videos shared with local media outlets captured the incident,