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Migrants Attempt to Breach Melilla Border from Morocco
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Migrants Attempt to Breach Melilla Border from Morocco

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

Translated from Latvian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Hundreds of migrants attempted to breach the border fence in Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco.
  • The attempt followed a similar incident in Ceuta days earlier, where thousands of migrants entered the Spanish city.
  • Spanish authorities reported that most migrants had left Ceuta and returned to Morocco.

Hundreds of migrants attempted to force their way into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla on Friday evening, according to Spanish state broadcaster RTVE. The incident occurred just days after a larger group of thousands of migrants breached the border into the other Spanish enclave, Ceuta. Spanish officials announced Friday evening that nearly all migrants had departed Ceuta and returned to Morocco.

In Melilla, approximately 500 individuals tried to cross the border from Morocco. A second attempt to breach the border fence took place around 9 p.m. local time, about two hours after the initial surge. RTVE reported that some migrants threw stones at security forces, who responded with tear gas. It remained unclear if any migrants successfully entered Melilla.

The Beni-Enzar border crossing between Melilla and Morocco has been closed since Thursday evening.

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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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