Morocco says 18 migrants died during attempted crossing of 2,000 into Spanish enclave, with ‘dozens piled on the ground’


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Dozens of people were pictured lying on the ground, some bleeding and many motionless, in video images purporting to show the aftermath of a mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into a Spanish enclave on Friday in which at least 18 died. The footage, which Reuters was not immediately able to verify, was shared by AMDH, a Moroccan rights group that works with migrants in parts of northern Morocco including areas surrounding the Melilla enclave. Moroccan authorities said late on Friday that 18 migrants had died, some from falling from a high fence while others were crushed after what they...