One man has died and eight people have been injured after 300 migrants tried to storm a border fence around the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa. The man, whose identity and nationality were not known, died after falling 16ft from the fence, and medics were not able to revive him. One man has died and eight have been injured after a group of migrants tried to climb a border fence around the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in north Africa (file image)Another eight migrants were lightly injured, mainly with bruises, as well as three police officers, including one who dislocated his soldier, he added. It was one of the largest such mass attempts to cross over the border into Melilla, which along with Spain's other North African enclave of Ceuta, have the European Union's only land borders with Africa and are regular flashpoints for African migrants. Guards said migrants tried to scale the fence overnight and one man slipped and fell 16ft to the ground.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 20, 2020 14:58 UTC