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At least 6,000 migrants have returned to Morocco, Ceuta government says

Between 8,000 and 10,000 people are estimated to have crossed from Morocco to Ceuta over the last few days, but around 6,000 of them have returned to Morocco, according to Ceuta’s local government.

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