From Sunday noon to Wednesday afternoon, 68 foreign visitors to Western Sahara have either been detained after arrival to occupied Western Sahara or stopped upon trying to enter. All deported.
Above: Around half of the expelled people gathered in Agadir after being expelled to that city yesterday.
The expulsion of 68 foreigners happened in 22 different incidents. They were from Norway (61 people), Sweden, the Netherlands, Lithuania, US, Canada and Poland.
Different reasons were given by the Moroccan police as to the reason of expulsion or refusal of entry. These were:
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