Photo: AFPHundreds of migrants smashed their way into Spain's North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco early Friday and some were injured doing so, the emergency services and police said. "The Civil Guard at Ceuta estimates that 500 people could have succeeded in entering the town," the emergency services said on Twitter. The Civil Guard, or paramilitary police, meanwhile told AFP that "several hundreds" had crossed over and many of them were hurt along with members of the security forces. The emergency services said on Twitter that the Spanish Red Cross extended assistance to some 400 people. The enclave has been ringed by a double wire fence that is eight kilometres (five miles) long.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 17, 2017 08:50 UTC