Migrants break in to Spain's Ceuta enclave in North Africa

[rooster59]

Migrants break in to Spain's Ceuta enclave in North Africa

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

Around 400 African migrants are estimated to have made it onto Spanish soil after scaling a barbed-wire fence into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, which borders Morocco.

 

One group euphorically shouted “España”, some even performing cartwheels as they were filmed by local TV cameras immediately after arriving.

It’s said to be the biggest break-in to the territory in over a decade.

 

The government said most were taken to a temporary migrant detention centre to have their legal status clarified.

 

Others who tried to climb the six-metre high fence were filmed perched on top. Several hundred who attempted to cross didn’t make it.

 

By late morning an estimated 20 percent of those who did succeed in entering had not been located. The migrants who managed to breach the barrier did so using wire cutters or sharp objects in at least two sections of the fence.

 

Most of them are without papers and thought to come from sub-Saharan African. They were given food at the temporary centre, where a scramble suggested many were indeed hungry.

 

The Red Cross says it treated over 100 migrants. Some 25 people were taken to hospital with light injuries.

 

In theory they have the right to claim asylum, but Amnesty International has accused the authorities of illegally sending people back, giving them no chance to do so.

 

Spain’s two North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla are often used as entry points into Europe. Some migrants try to swim along the coastline, or to cross by boat from Morocco into southern Spain – though tighter controls by both countries have resulted in fewer people attempting this route.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-12-10

[baboon]

Germany is that way, lads. Keep going...

[daveAustin]

Spain should do what the UK did/is doing; get rid of/urge local populace to take on any previously 'acquired territories. What may have been good hundreds of years ago is a pain today, since the natives have an easy springboard over to the motherland. Ditch it all I say... apart from the Falklands as those were UK born & bred. Sorry, was this about Spain... 

[JoePai]

Scatter a few land mines by the fence, that's the way to go      

[phantomfiddler]

4 hours ago, baboon said:

Germany is that way, lads. Keep going...

 

But I think the pickings are better in the good old U.K.

[Familyaffairs]

Push them right back is what I say...<deleted> Amnesty, protect Europe !

[smudger1951]

So, the Red Cross feeds them and some were taken to hospital when they should be rounded up and sent back. This crisis has no end and Europe no future now. 

[Cuchulainn]

The EU has completed and utterly phucked Europe.

[Jdiddy]

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Those are some strange looking Syrian women and children refugees, i guess the reality of a warzone really changes people

 

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[Pdaz]

When did "Illegal imigrants" suddenly become "Migrants" ? If I enter Thailand, Indonesia or Japan without a valid visa or ID do I know become a migrant and get a free ride on the taxpayers coin ? 

Or does this only apply in Europe if arriving from some third World cesspit ?

Does this theoretically mean that the entire population of Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afganistan and anywhere else that is considered a 4hite place to live can now move to Europe ? When will this madness stop ? 

 

"You entered our country illegally sir, and showed zero respect for our laws or the correct application procedure. You are to be deported immediately and banned from ever entering Europe again" Simple....

[Pdaz]

1 hour ago, Jdiddy said:

 

 

 

 

Those are some strange looking Syrian women and children refugees, i guess the reality of a warzone really changes people

 

 

Yeah.. And surely Europe has enough Uber drivers and McDonalds counter staff ?

[peergin]

4 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

The EU has completed and utterly phucked Europe.

For ever. There is no way back. The stupids.

[ilostmypassword]

11 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Spain should do what the UK did/is doing; get rid of/urge local populace to take on any previously 'acquired territories. What may have been good hundreds of years ago is a pain today, since the natives have an easy springboard over to the motherland. Ditch it all I say... apart from the Falklands as those were UK born & bred. Sorry, was this about Spain... 

So the UK should give up Gibraltar?

[SiSePuede419]

"[In Ceuta], residents chatter in Arabic and stroll through the streets in djellabas as they prepare festivities to mark the end of Ramadan."

 

Yeah, sure, you betcha.

 

That sounds like España ?

 

[Credo]

1 hour ago, SiSePuede419 said:

"[In Ceuta], residents chatter in Arabic and stroll through the streets in djellabas as they prepare festivities to mark the end of Ramadan."

 

Yeah, sure, you betcha.

 

That sounds like España ?

 

It does sound like Spain, up until the 1200's.   

[onthesoi]

15 hours ago, baboon said:

Germany is that way, lads. Keep going...

 

10 hours ago, Familyaffairs said:

Push them right back is what I say...<deleted> Amnesty, protect Europe !

 

9 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

The EU has completed and utterly phucked Europe.

 

4 hours ago, peergin said:

For ever. There is no way back. The stupids.

 

You guys know Ceuta is in North Africa right?

[onthesoi]

30 minutes ago, Credo said:

It does sound like Spain, up until the 1200's.   

 

When the Spanish eventually kicked the Moors out of Andalusia ...they allowed one to remain in every village to show them how everything worked  

Edited December 10, 2016 by onthesoi

[Stargeezr]

Africa  the  Dark continent,  and still so screwed up.  Just do not let any

of these people get from this place to  anywhere off this continent. Simple

fix. House, them there, feed them,  and eventually send them back to their homes

when it is safe to do so.  It is cheaper to do this solution than to ship them or

fly them somewhere else.

Geezer

[Kiwiken]

3 hours ago, Credo said:

It does sound like Spain, up until the 1200's.   

Spain was part of an Islamic Caliphate until the 1500's the Last Moorish rulers were kicked out in the 1600's so maybe the Africans are just reclaiming their part of Europe?