At least 18 dead in 'stampede' of migrants trying to cross from Morocco into Spain

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About 2,000 people attempt to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla, but scores are killed and many stopped by authorities.

Africans seeking to cross into Spain were killed and scores of migrants and police were injured in what Moroccan authorities called a "stampede" of people surging across Morocco's border fence with the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla.Local authorities have said 18 people died in a stampedeA total of 133 migrants breached the border between the Moroccan city of Nador and Melilla, the first such mass crossing since Spain and Morocco mended diplomatic relations last month.

Thirteen of the injured migrants later died in the hospital, raising the death toll to 18, according to Morocco's official news agency MAP, which cited local authorities. Those who succeeded in crossing went to a local migrant centre, where authorities were evaluating their circumstances.People fleeing poverty and violence sometimes make mass attempts to reach Melilla andSpain normally relies on Morocco to keep migrants away from the border.

 

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Maybe if the left tried telling them to stop.. Remember that the road to hell is paved by 'good intentions'.

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