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Hundreds of migrants cross into Spain’s Melilla enclave



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Some 230 migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Thursday, the Spanish delegation in the territory said. The men, who mostly came from sub-Saharan Africa, scaled the 6-meter (20-foot) border fence and rushed into the enclave. Three Spanish police officers and 18 of the migrants were injured, Spanish state TV broadcaster RTVE reported. In a statement, the Spanish government delegation in Melilla said “a huge influx” of migrants had tried to cross the border at 6:50 a.m..  Despite the fact that the border fence was equipped with “anti-intrusion” measures, the men used “hooks” to scale it, the statement read. Video …

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