Thousands of Armed Migrants Storm Spain-Morocco Border in Melilla - Videos
11:52 GMT 24.06.2022 (Updated: 11:38 GMT 23.11.2022)
© AP Photo / Javier BernardoMigrants run on Spanish soil after crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain, Friday, June 24, 2022
© AP Photo / Javier Bernardo
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According to local authorities, Moroccan security forces deployed a large amount of troops to repel the assault. Initially, the number of attackers was assessed at 400, but it was later raised to 2,000.
A massive crowd of migrants stormed the Morocco-Spain border in northern Africa on Friday, destroying the fence and attacking a police post, Spanish media has reported.
The incident occurred in Spain's Melilla enclave, which has the European Union’s only land border with Africa. According to local authorities, a "significant number" of migrants armed with sticks managed to penetrate the enclave, adding that they were "perfectly organized and violent".
Videos depicting the storming are circulating online.
#Spain🇪🇸- Around 400 migrants illegally attempted to scale the border fence at the Spanish North African enclave city of #Melilla, several injured while an access door also said to be destroyed, Spanish Civil Guard and National Police deployedpic.twitter.com/GpJBw8P25v
— CyclistAnons (@CyclistAnons) June 24, 2022
Melilla (Spain): Hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants "perfectly organized and very violent" climb the border separating the city from Morocco and enter the European territory. pic.twitter.com/SoJJYBrw0A
— Helvetia 🇨🇭 (@bsdhvt) June 24, 2022