More than 1000 migrants storm border at Spain’s Ceuta

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An African migrant stands on top of a border fence as Spanish police stand guard below during a failed attempt to cross into Spanish territories, between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Antonio Sempere

At least fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when over 1,100 migrants attempted to storm a border fence.

Dozens of migrants made it to the top of the six-metre barbed wire fence early on Sunday before being lifted down by cranes.

The migrants were attempting to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta.

Only two were successful, but were injured scaling the six-metre fence and needed hospital treatment.

One guard lost an eye, officials said.

“From now on those making such attempts will be presented before the competent judicial authorities who will decree their expulsion from the kingdom (of Morocco) or heavier penalties, according the gravity of the act,” the ministry said in a statement.

This latest attempt – described as “extremely violent and organised” by the Spanish government’s representative office in Ceuta – took place at 04:00 (03:00 GMT) on New Year’s Day.

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