Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska pleaded ignorance Tuesday saying his office received no prior report from the nation’s intelligence institutions warning of last week’s massive illegal migrant invasion of Ceuta.
Marlaska, however, did confirm that a staggering amount of 72,000 migrants swarmed the Spanish enclave during last week’s chaotic events — far more than the initial 49,000-60,000 estimates disclosed by the nation’s authorities in recent days.
The Spanish Interior Minister delivered his remarks after participating at a video conference of European Union Interior Ministers on Tuesday addressing last week’s migrant invasion of Ceuta.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Marlaska affirmed that the Spanish Interior Minister received no reports from...
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