The Spanish prime minister on Saturday described a deadly migrant rush on the enclave of Melilla from Morocco as an attack on Spain's 'territorial ...
Melilla and Ceuta have the European Union's only land borders with Africa, making them a magnet for migrantsThe Spanish prime minister on Saturday described a deadly migrant rush on the enclave of Melilla from Morocco as an attack on Spain's"territorial integrity", as human rights activists demanded an investigation.
Moroccan officials said 18 migrants had died during the rush or succumbed to their injuries, some of which came from falling from the top of the barrier. But Morocco's AMDH human rights group said it was"a true catastrophe that shows the consequences of the latest Moroccan-Spanish entente", just weeks after the two sides resolved a year-long diplomatic rift.
By Saturday, calm had returned to the border area, with Moroccan security forces lightly deployed and no migrants to be seen. "This is the most violent attempt to cross into Melilla that I've ever seen," said Rachid Nejjari, a waiter in a cafe near the heavily fortified border fence.Friday's was the first mass incursion since Spain mended a year-long rift by backing Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara region, scrapping its decades-long stance of neutrality.
Sanchez said earlier this month that"Spain will not tolerate any use of the tragedy of illegal immigration as a means of pressure".
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