The Civil Guard returned to Morocco nearly 100 people who tried to cross illegally into Spain. Only seven minor migrants managed to enter the country, BNR reported.
About 100 migrants tried to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa early Saturday morning. Many of them were stopped by the Moroccan navy before they reached Spanish waters.
The Spanish Civil Guard and Moroccan agents tried to reach them on one of the nights of the highest migratory pressure.
The fog that covers the coast at this time of year is becoming a key factor, making an already reckless route even more dangerous.
Only seven children have managed to reach Spanish territory and are being housed in temporary centers in Ceuta.
Moroccan media reports that there are constant calls on social networks and chat channels encouraging local youth to cross to Spain.
The two Spanish enclaves on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share the European Union's only land borders with Africa.
Both territories periodically become subject to waves of attempted crossings by migrants trying to reach Europe.