US State Department raises travel advisory for Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, to Level 3

The U.S. State Department on Saturday raised its travel advisory for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa to Level 3, 'Reconsider Travel,' according to the department's advisory.

The upgrade places Ceuta under the State Department's second-highest travel advisory tier, Level 3 ('Reconsider Travel'). The advisory applies to American citizens visiting or residing in the enclave. The department did not specify the reasons for the upgrade in its initial advisory.

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