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African migrants attempt to jump the border fence into the Spanish exclave of Melilla on Friday morning. / FOTO: ANTONIO RUIZ / VÍDEO: ATLAS
Around 800 African migrants made a coordinated attempt to jump the border fence separating the Spanish exclave of Melilla from Moroccan territory early Friday morning, the government delegation reported.
Ten of them succeeded in making it over into European soil, while the rest were stopped by Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement officers. Madrid recently increased the Civil Guard and National Police contingents at the border, following several massive runs on the fence.
During this latest attempt, most of the would-be immigrants were pushed back by Moroccan gendarmes. Those who made it to the top of the fence cried out “Spain, freedom, freedom!” and “Bosa, bosa,” which means “victory.”
One day earlier Spanish and Moroccan police had held back around 1,000 migrants who attempted to jump over as well.
So far this year more than 1,600 undocumented sub-Saharans have managed to enter Spain despite the concertina wire and other security measures that are in place. That figure is already higher than for all of 2013, and illustrates the growing migratory pressure on Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s two exclaves in the north of Africa, which are viewed as a gateway to Europe.
The heads of both cities, Juan Jesús Vivas and Juan José Imbroda, respectively, have requested urgent measures from Madrid: “This is Europe’s problem, not just ours.” Spain has asked Brussels for financial assistance to patrol the borders.
Bron : EL PAIS