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1 killed as hundreds of migrants storm barrier between Spain and North Africa (VIDEOS)

21-10-2018 < RT 49 149 words
 

One migrant died as around 200 stormed a fence separating Morocco from a Spanish enclave in North Africa on Sunday. Three others were injured during the push to cross into Spanish territory.


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Video footage shared on social media shows people pouring over the fence and onto a road on the Spanish side of the border at Melilla. The group was reportedly taken to a local reception center for identification.


One man was treated by Spanish emergency services but died of suspected cardio-respiratory arrest.




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