200 migrants storm Spain's North African enclave border fence; half make it across

Published December 30, 2014

MADRID The Interior Ministry says some 200 African migrants have stormed border fences separating Spain's North African enclave of Melilla from Morocco, with 102 managing to avoid police interception and make it across.

The Interior Ministry said some 40 migrants sat atop the six-meter (20-foot) -high fences for hours after the Tuesday morning charge.

Those that made it across headed for the city's temporary migrant accommodation center. They are eventually repatriated or let go.

The ministry said one migrant was taken to a hospital for leg injuries.

Thousands of African migrants living illegally in Morocco try to enter the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta each year, hoping to reach Europe for a better life.

The ministry says 2,000 migrants have made it across in roughly 65 storming attempts this year.

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200 migrants storm Spain's North African enclave border fence; half make it across