Around 70 internally displaced Africans have stormed the border crossing from Morocco to Melilla trying to reach Spanish territory.

Some of the would-be refugees managed to reach Spanish territory while others were seized by Moroccan and Spanish police on June 22. A huge manhunt has been mounted in Melilla and some police officers have been injured the Stone-throwing mob.

This is not the first time Africans have tried to enter the autonomous Spanish city. In 2005, several waves of thousands of Africans tried to storm Melilla and Ceuta from Moroccan soil, which led to the deaths of around 14 would-be refugees.

Spain then extended the borders at both cities and erected up to six-metre high fences.

This time, the would-be refugees had not tried to climb over the fence, but ran towards the crossing, knocking over border guards.

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