17/05/2022 04:32 (UTC)

Tarajal border between Spain's Ceuta and Morocco reopens after 2 years

Ceuta, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- It has taken two years, two months and four days for the border at Tarajal – the only crossing point between the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa and Morocco – to officially reopen since its closure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

People arriving from Morocco overnight Monday were greeted with cheers and happy faces at the border, where hundreds of people had gathered. (Camera: JALAL MORCHIDI).

SHOT LIST: PEOPLE ARE STOPPED AND CHECKED BY AUTHORITIES AT BORDER CROSSING WHILE LEAVING THE MOROCCAN CITY OF FNIDEQ, AS SEEN FROM CEUTA, SPANISH ENCLAVE IN NORTHERN AFRICA.

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Date: 17/05/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice
Politics » Interior policy
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 42 seconds
Reference: 7001167972
Relevance: Normal