Spanish government declassifies CNI warnings about mass entry into Ceuta
Spain's intelligence agency CNI alerted the government three times before the mass entry into Ceuta in July 2021. The declassified documents reveal the communications.
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The CNI sent specific warnings to the government about the imminent mass entry into Ceuta, detailing social media calls and key dates.
The Spanish government has released documents from the **CNI** (Spain's National Intelligence Centre) detailing internal communications prior to the mass entry of migrants into **Ceuta** on **30 and 31 July 2021**. The reports reveal that the intelligence service issued warnings on up to three occasions about the preparations underway.
## Early warnings from the CNI
On **29 July 2021**, at **13:52**, the **CNI** sent a **WhatsApp** message to the Government Delegation in Ceuta. It warned of "a call for an assault by fence and sea tomorrow at 8pm". The alert specified that the call was being made "taking advantage of the Throne Day holiday and the fact that the state security forces will be busy". To illustrate the scale of its reach, the message pointed to "two different groups with a total of **180,000 trinc**". The Delegation's response was a terse "sus rilas", after which an **11-minute** call with the CNI began.
## Contacts with the Guardia Civil
That same day, **29 July 2021**, the **CNI** also tried to contact the Special Central Unit **(UCE-3)** of the Guardia Civil (Spanish paramilitary police). It passed on information about "an attempt at entries by swimming and jumping the fence tomorrow, Throne Day", as well as the warning about several groups "encouraging these entries". The unit's response was: "Forgive me, this whole matter caught me out and it won't be easy for me to sort it out". Later, the Guardia Civil unit noted that other people involved were identified, before a call of nearly **8 minutes** took place.
The Spanish government has released documents from the **CNI** (Spain's National Intelligence Centre) detailing internal communications prior to the mass entry of migrants into **Ceuta** on **30 and 31 July 2021**. The reports reveal that the intelligence service issued warnings on up to three occasions about the preparations underway.
## Early warnings from the CNI
On **29 July 2021**, at **13:52**, the **CNI** sent a **WhatsApp** message to the Government Delegation in Ceuta. It warned of "a call for an assault by fence and sea tomorrow at 8pm". The alert specified that the call was being made "taking advantage of the Throne Day holiday and the fact that the state security forces will be busy". To illustrate the scale of its reach, the message pointed to "two different groups with a total of **180,000 trinc**". The Delegation's response was a terse "sus rilas", after which an **11-minute** call with the CNI began.
## Contacts with the Guardia Civil
That same day, **29 July 2021**, the **CNI** also tried to contact the Special Central Unit **(UCE-3)** of the Guardia Civil (Spanish paramilitary police). It passed on information about "an attempt at entries by swimming and jumping the fence tomorrow, Throne Day", as well as the warning about several groups "encouraging these entries". The unit's response was: "Forgive me, this whole matter caught me out and it won't be easy for me to sort it out". Later, the Guardia Civil unit noted that other people involved were identified, before a call of nearly **8 minutes** took place.
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