Declassified documents revealed warnings of mass entry into…

Declassified documents revealed warnings of mass entry into Ceuta

10.09.2026 10:00 HotInfo

The Spanish government released 40 documents according to which the CNI intelligence service warned, a day before the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta, of an organized crossing of the border by both land and sea. The warning from July 29 concerned calls on social networks and a possible mass entry into the Spanish exclave. svet.sme.sk ↗

The documents also indicate that other state bodies, including the army and the National Police, were informed of the impending event. The release of the materials triggered fresh criticism of the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who had previously stated that Madrid had no reports allowing it to predict the scale of the events. Opponents claim that the security warnings either did not reach decision-making officials in time or were not adequately evaluated. El Pais ↗

Sánchez admitted that the state must prepare better for so-called hybrid attacks and that intelligence services must use more modern procedures to prevent similar crises. However, the government camp maintains that the released materials do not prove that the authorities knew the exact scale or the immediate timing of the mass entry. Deutschlandfunk ↗

The opposition People's Party described the government's conduct as a state lie, and the Vox party called for consideration of constitutional proceedings against the prime minister. Sánchez rejected claims that he is subordinate to Morocco, stating that he has no master. The dispute over what the government knew and when will likely continue in parliament as well as in further political and security assessments of the crisis. El Mundo ↗