Fact

On 21 October Tardón asked Defence whether Moroccan ships were in Spanish waters off Ceuta

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RTVE reported that María Tardón required the Ministry of Defence to say whether, between 29 July and 10 August, Moroccan warships entered, remained, transited or were present in Spanish territorial waters adjacent to Ceuta, and on which dates and at which times. According to RTVE, the order says there is so far no objective element linking any such presence to the mass entry.

• RTVE summarizes the request: report whether that presence occurred and, if so, «the specific dates and time spans».
• RTVE records that the order concludes that, for now, there is no objective element to affirm that a possible Moroccan naval presence took part in or was causally related to the entry at El Tarajal.
• This step does not by itself identify the ships or confirm the 12 October report.