Migrants claim Moroccan govt encouraged them to illegally cross into Ceuta

Several Moroccan migrants alleged that they were encouraged by Moroccan authorities to illegally cross into Ceuta in Spain, reported New York Times. A 26-year-old migrant said Moroccan police officers directed his group toward the border on Thursday saying, "Go that way, go that way." He added he swam across the maritime border and encountered several dead bodies in the water.