"We must remember that many of these migrants attacked Spain's borders with axes and hooks," Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said during an interview Monday with The Associated Press. The barrier surrounds Melilla, a town of 85,000 separated from the Spanish mainland by the Strait of Gibraltar. Nonprofits working in northern Africa and human rights organizations have deplored the treatment the migrants received from police on both sides. But they have also directed their blame at Spanish and European Union officials who they say have essentially outsourced border controls to Morocco and other states. At one point, the fence collapses, sending many of the migrants to the ground from a height of several meters.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 28, 2022 05:19 UTC