The two Spanish enclaves in North Africa have long been the source of enormous tensions between Madrid and Rabat.

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

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta following a call on social networks for a mass migration attempt, authorities said.

Hundreds of African migrants have been filmed storming the Spanish border in a coordinated attempted to enter the European Union. Chaos erupted at the border separating Morocco and the Spanish enclave Ceuta on Sunday.

Moroccan police pushed back hundreds of people on Sunday who headed towards the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP photographer said, after social media posts encouraged crossing attempts.Ceuta and its sister territory of Melilla,

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.

The Spanish Interior Ministry expressed its gratitude for Moroccos «great efforts» along the border perimeter to prevent irregular entry into Ceuta, emphasizing that cooperation with Moroccan security forces is «ongoing».

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,