MADRID (Reuters) – About 1,100-saharan immigrants trying to cross to Ceuta, in north Africa, jumping the fence that separates the Spanish enclave from Morocco, but the most were repelled, according to the Government delegation in the autonomous city.
Dozens of immigrants were able to clamber to the top of the fence topped with wire cutting in the early hours of Sunday before being taken down with cranes, as they showed the images of the television network local Lighthouse.
Only two people were able to enter in Ceuta and were taken to the hospital, while the rest were returned to Morocco, said the delegation in a press release.
Five police officers Spanish and 50% of Morocco were injured, according to the release, after the immigrants used rocks and metal bars to try to break the doors to gain access to the fence and clashed with officers.
The Spanish territories in north Africa of Ceuta and Melilla are often used as a point of entry into Europe for african immigrants, who jump through the boundary fences or to try to enter by swimming along the coast. At the beginning of December, more than 400 sub-saharans stormed Ceuta.
Spain has been criticized by human rights groups for allowing some immigrants to be returned immediately to Morocco in such incidents. They argue that doing so deprives them of the possibility of claiming asylum.
however, Libya has become the favorite spot of departure for african migrants, most of whom come from sub-saharan countries and attempt to reach Italy by sea.
The 2016 was the year with more deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean, with almost 5,000 deaths, according to the International Organization for Migration.
(Information from Sarah White, Edited by Inmaculada Sanz in Mesa Madrid)
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