Moroccan security forces and Spanish civil guard stopped on Saturday 50 Moroccan migrants from climbing the Melilla border fence that separates the two countries, in a operation they say required a large security deployment.
The migrants were blocked from climbing the six meters long fence by agents from both sides of the fence. Spanish news agency EFE reported that the crossing attempt was entirely neutralized.
The attempted entry occurred around 7:15 am on Saturday in the area of Arroyo Villa Pilar, near the airport of the autonomous city, the Government Delegation in Melilla told EFE.
Last Sunday a hundred migrants attenped to jump the fence. Seven have succeeded.
The Melilla Fence is equipped with barbed wires, an installed surveillance system that consists of 106 fixed cameras for video surveillance and an additional microphone cable as well as infrared surveillance.
A total of 4,115 irregular migrants entered Spain in January 2022, an increase of 42.3% compared to the same period in 2021.
TheCanary Islands received the majority of the irregular migrants in January 2022.
The first month of 2022 has witnessed 4,202 migrants enter Spain illegally by land and sea, an increase of 31.6% compared to the same period in 2021.
According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, a total of 3,194 people arrived on the Canary Islands after reaching Spain.
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