The Ceuta barrier is a separation barrier between Morocco and Spanish controlled Ceuta. Constructed by Spain, its stated purpose is to stop illegal immigration and smuggling.
Construction of the £200 million razor wire barrier was financed by the European Union.
Morocco has objected to the construction of the barrier, as it considers Ceuta to be occupied Moroccan land. Critics have also implicated the barrier in the drowning deaths of at least 4,000 people who have died trying to cross the straits of Gibraltar to enter Spain.
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Last updated: 05-03-2005 09:00:33
