Immigrant shot dead at Melilla border fence

Immigrant shot dead at Melilla border fence
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By h.b. - Jan 2, 2009 - 6:36 AM

Site of an earlier attempt to cross the border last October - Photo EFE

The Moroccan police shot at a group of some 80 people trying to reach Spain.

An immigrant has been shot dead by the Moroccan police when trying to cross the border fence in the Spanish enclave of Melilla. The police opened fire against a group of 80 Sub-Saharan people who were storming the fence at Iyasenen, and another 14 people were arrested.

The dead man died when on his way to hospital, and the rest of the group managed to escape, but none made the crossing into Spain.
There was a similar attack from a group of 150 last November.

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