MADRID: More than 100 Africans use Grapples and threw stones at the police when they tried to beat the high border fence and entered the small Spanish region in North Africa in the middle of the night, the authorities said Wednesday.
Two Spanish police officers were injured in the incident, which was the second effort in three days by migrants from sub-Saharan African countries to enter Melilla illegally, the Spanish authorities said in a statement.
Large groups also used Poland and sticks in their shared efforts to reach the land of Spain, according to officials.
They said the Moroccan security unit also helped fend off the attack.
Recently, cooperation between Spain and Morocco in migration sometimes caused diplomatic tensions between countries.
About 20 migrants made him Melilla during the attack.
They were being tested for Covid-19 infection at the local migrant processing center and remained in quarantine.