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Both nations worked together to deter more than 100 people from illegally entering Spain
Spanish and Moroccan security forces worked together during the early hours of Thursday morning, September 16, to prevent a large group of more than 100 migrants storming the border fence at Melilla in an attempt to enter Spain illegally. Such is the pressure faced by border security in the North African enclaves of both Melilla and Ceuta that the Spanish government announced back in August that it plans to spend 10 million euros to reinforce the boundaries over the next two years.
According to a spokesperson, various migrant groups tried to breach the fence at different points throughout the night, but they were prevented by ground forces from the Guardia Civil, who remained in constant contact with Moroccan authorities, and helicopter support monitoring the situation from the air. Such was the strength of the response that the migrant group eventually gave up their attempt at around 7am and moved away inland.
A delegate for the government of Melilla, Sabrina Moh, praised the successful collaboration between Morocco and Spain on this occasion, considering that relations have been very strained recently between the two nations.
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