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July 27, 2018

Hundreds of African Refugees Scale Border Wall into Spanish Enclave
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In North Africa, about 800 migrants rushed a heavily fortified border
separating Morocco from the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta Thursday, in a
coordinated push to reach European soil, where they could apply for
political asylum. At least 130 migrants suffered injuries in the
incident, many of them from the concertina wire topping the metal fence
separating the two territories. Several hundred who made it to Spanish
soil celebrated as they successfully reached an immigration processing
center; dozens more were returned to Morocco after they were captured by
police.


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