Moroccan authorities stand next to immigrants who were intercepted before being able to scale the border fence that separates Morocco from Spain's North African enclave of Melilla March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda
RABAT/MADRID (Reuters) - About 500 people forced their way into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla on Tuesday, Spanish officials said, the largest number to storm the border in almost a decade as increasing naval patrols discourage entry by sea.
Spain has two enclaves in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, and migrants from all over Africa regularly try to reach them, mostly by climbing the triple barriers that separate them from Morocco. Deaths and injuries are common.
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