ROMA – High tension on the border between Morocco andenclave Spanish of Melilla. This morning some 1,200 migrants attempted to cross the barrier that marks the border for the second time in 24 hours. This was explained by a spokesman for the local delegation of the Spanish government, according to which 350 managed to cross into Spanish territory. “At around 7:25 am this morning, after passing the Moroccan security forces, they started climbing over the fence … throwing stones and using hooks and sticks at the security forces,” the spokesman said.
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Already yesterday 2,500 migrants en masse had tried to cross the wall and 4981, according to government sources, would have managed to cross the border. According to the Iberian media, at least thirty people were in need of health care. Among them are about twenty migrants and 16 Guardia Civil agents who intervened to block them, according to the central government delegation. However, public television Tve reported that a part had already been removed from Spanish territory and returned to Morocco. Today’s mass entry attempt is the “most important ever recorded” in Melilla, according to the central government delegation.