Government sources said they were facing Wednesday with more officers from the Civil Guard's Reserve and Security Groups (GRS) in response to calls on social media for new assaults planned for today, the day of Morocco's legislative elections.
BORDER REINFORCEMENT
The government is calling for "calm" and insists that "all the State Security Forces and Corps personnel who are necessary will be deployed." The same sources also reiterated that these warnings are part of calls to try to cross the border that were already issued on August 8, 9, 12 and 15, and September 20.
The August 15 alert posed the greatest risk, involving an attempt by hundreds of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, to reach the fenced area. They were turned back by Moroccan security forces in an unprecedented operation to date, according to sources at Moncloa. Both Morocco and Spain have therefore reinforced their deployments around the border area.
MORE OFFICERS, HELICOPTERS AND DRONES
They also highlighted that, until 4 p.m. this Wednesday, the Civil Guard will deploy three platoons from the Reserve and Security Groups at the border, each with approximately 60 personnel, to support the regular contingent assigned to the area. This means 120 officers during nighttime hours and 90 during the day, although the numbers could be increased "if the alert were to become a real threat."
The Civil Guard will also double its use of helicopters and drones, while the National Police has already sent additional groups from the Police Intervention Unit (UIP), adding around 75 officers.
