Morocco to deport 141 migrants arrested at Spanish enclave fence


  • World
  • Monday, 22 Oct 2018

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco said on Monday it would deport 141 migrants who were arrested a day earlier as they tried to storm a border fence with the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

One migrant died after falling off the seven-metre high metal barrier on Sunday, while 22 others and 12 security personnel were injured, the interior ministry said.

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