Morocco has arrested 152 people, who will now face trial on accusations they used social media to incite an attempt at mass illegal migration into the adjacent Spanish enclave of Ceuta, a government spokesperson said.

Moroccan authorities have arrested over 150 people for inciting irregular migration through social media, with about 3,000 people attempting to cross the Moroccan border into Spanish enclave Ceuta. In a press briefing held this Thursday,

Moroccan authorities on Sunday prevented dozens of migrants from storming a border fence to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after calls on social media for a mass migration attempt.