Spanish chief prosecutor will investigate deadly Melilla incident


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Moroccan soldiers walk on the Moroccan side of a border fence with Spain's north African enclave of Melilla, in this picture taken on the Spanish side of the fence, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish chief prosecutor ordered on Tuesday a probe to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of at least 23 migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security forces.

About 2,000 migrants took part in the attempt to storm a border post with about 100 managing to get across. Both Morocco and Spain have denied using excessive force.

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