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About 20 Migrants Died While Trying to Enter Spanish City of Melilla - Source
About 20 Migrants Died While Trying to Enter Spanish City of Melilla - Source
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RABAT (Sputnik) - As many as 18 migrants have died while trying to enter the Spanish exclave of Melilla in northern Africa, a source in the authorities of the... 25.06.2022, Sputnik International
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On Friday, Spanish news agency La Razon reported about the fatalities of four security officers and 45 migrants in the border clashes.According to the source, the dead migrants are from Sub-Saharan African nations.On Friday morning, around 2,000 migrants gathered at the Moroccan-Spanish border in Melilla, according to Spanish media. A group of roughly 500 people attempted to enter Spanish territory by breaking down a door at a border checkpoint. The migrants were reportedly armed with sticks and hooks, which they used against security officers. A total of 133 migrants managed to enter Melilla, the Spanish authorities said.Large groups of illegal immigrants regularly attempt to cross the border between the two countries. In 2021, around 42,000 illegal migrants entered Spain, 40,000 of them arrived by sea. About 1,900 people crossed the border through the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta in northern Africa.
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About 20 Migrants Died While Trying to Enter Spanish City of Melilla - Source
02:35 GMT 25.06.2022 (Updated: 18:51 GMT 06.03.2023) RABAT (Sputnik) - As many as 18 migrants have died while trying to enter the Spanish exclave of Melilla in northern Africa, a source in the authorities of the Moroccan city of Nador told Sputnik.
On Friday, Spanish news agency La Razon reported about the fatalities of four security officers and 45 migrants in the border clashes.
According to the source, the dead migrants are from Sub-Saharan African nations.
On Friday morning, around 2,000 migrants gathered at the Moroccan-Spanish border in Melilla, according to Spanish media. A group of roughly 500 people attempted to enter Spanish territory by breaking down a door at a border checkpoint. The migrants were reportedly armed with sticks and hooks, which they used against security officers. A total of 133 migrants managed to enter Melilla, the Spanish authorities said.
Large groups of illegal immigrants regularly attempt to cross the border between the two countries. In 2021, around 42,000 illegal migrants entered Spain, 40,000 of them arrived by sea. About 1,900 people crossed the border through the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta in northern Africa.
