Spain has significantly increased security measures in the enclave of Ceuta, after calls spread on social media to organize another massive and illegal border crossing with Morocco.

Soldiers have been deployed near public buildings and supermarkets, while patrol vehicles have been positioned on the enclave's main roads. The measures come after online posts claimed that the border crossing between the Moroccan city of Fnideq and Ceuta would open on August 15, a public holiday in Spain. Moroccan authorities have launched an investigation into people posting messages encouraging a new wave of migration, while preventive measures have been taken to avoid another mass attempt to cross the border.

Morocco has installed new barbed wire and deployed more police near Spain's Ceuta enclave after online calls for another mass crossing. But residents say tougher border measures fail to address why young people are risking their lives trying to leave. pic.twitter.com/RvPoz5ea7l

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The alarm is back just a few weeks after the massive entry of migrants into Ceuta on July 30 and 31, an event during which there were also casualties. According to Spanish authorities, around 70 thousand of the 72 thousand migrants who entered the territory of the enclave have already returned to Morocco. Meanwhile, Moroccan authorities have asked their Spanish counterparts to accelerate the return of unaccompanied minors. Around 1 thousand children are still in Spanish territory.