#Morocco building blade-topped wall on border with Spanish territory: NGOs
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Would-be immigrants stand atop a border fence separating Morocco from the north African Spanish enclave of Melilla on May 1, 2014, following a morning attempt to cross into #Spain. (Photo: AFP - Blasco de Avellaneda)
Morocco has begun construction of a blade-topped wall near Spain’s north African territory of Melilla in an effort to dissuade would-be migrants from crossing into Europe, local activists said on Saturday. “Construction work for a barrier began about twenty days ago,” said Chekib el-Khayari, head of the Rif Association for Human Rights, an activist organization, confirming press reports. “According to elements gathered by our association, these barriers will be five meters high and will be topped with blades,” said the activist, who is based in (...)
