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Spain's Defence Ministry launched an internal inquiry and referred an Amnesty International report documenting 22 cases of alleged abuse by armed forces against migrants to prosecutors.

Moroccan forces also detained 61 citizens accused of facilitating the attempts, as authorities keep more than 20,000 personnel posted along the border daily.

Thousands of migrants entered Spain's North African enclave, prompting a military deployment and renewing a centuries-old diplomatic dispute with Morocco.

Twenty-two EU heads of state, including Germany's Friedrich Merz and Italy's Giorgia Meloni, signed a letter demanding Spain change its migration policies after 50,000 migrants entered Ceuta.