Moroccan authorities said the individuals died as a result of a “stampede” of people who attempted Friday to climb the iron fence.
MELILLA, SPAIN - JUNE 24: Several migrants make their way to the Temporary Immigrant Center , after jumping the fence of Melilla, June 24, 2022, in Melilla, Spain.
Two members of Morocco’s security forces and 33 migrants who were injured during the border breach were being treated at hospitals in the Moroccan cities of Nador and Oujda, MAP said. His remarks came as the Moroccan Human Rights Association shared videos on social media that appeared to show dozens of migrants lying on the ground, many of them motionless and a few bleeding, as Moroccan security forces stood over them.
"Although the migrants may have acted violently in their attempt to enter Melilla, when it comes to border control, not everything goes," said Esteban Beltrán, the director of Amnesty International Spain. "The human rights of migrants and refugees must be respected and situations like that seen cannot happen again."
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