Hundreds of migrants enter Spain from Morocco

AFP, MADRID: Hundreds of migrants stormed into Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco early Friday, the emergency services and police said, adding that some were injured in the process.
“The Civil Guard at Ceuta estimates that 500 people could have succeeded in entering the town,” the emergency services said on Twitter.
The Civil Guard, or paramilitary police, meanwhile told AFP that “several hundreds” crossed over and many of them were hurt, as were members of the security forces.
The last such attempt took place on New Year’s Day when more than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and Ceuta in a violent assault that saw one officer lose an eye.
The emergency services said on Twitter that the Spanish Red Cross extended assistance to some 400 people.

 

Hundreds of migrants enter Spain from Morocco

AFP, MADRID: Hundreds of migrants stormed into Spains North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco early Friday, the emergency services and police said, adding that some were injured in the process. The Civil Guard at Ceuta estimates that 500 people could have succeeded in entering the town, the emergency services said on Twitter. The Civil Guard, or paramilitary police, meanwhile told AFP that several hundreds crossed over and many of them were hurt, as were members of the security forces. The last such attempt took place on New Years Day when more than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and Ceuta in a violent assault that saw one officer lose an eye. The emergency services said on Twitter that the Spanish Red Cross extended assistance to some 400 people.