More than 200 migrants scale border fence, enter Spanish enclave


  • World
  • Saturday, 01 Mar 2014

MADRID (Reuters) - More than 200 migrants scaled the triple fence surrounding Spain's North African enclave of Melilla on Friday in another mass crossing of the heavily protected border, the Spanish government said.

Earlier this month the European Union asked Spain to explain why police had fired rubber bullets in warning when a group of African migrants tried to wade and swim to Ceuta, another Spanish enclave in North Africa.

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