At Least 23 Migrants Dead, Dozens More Injured After Violent Stampede at Moroccan–Spanish Border

African migrants attempt to scale the fence at the border between Morocco and the North African Spanish enclave of Melilla, on April 3, 2014. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images

At least 23 migrants have died and dozens more have been injured after attempting to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on June 24, according to officials.

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an “immediate investigation” into the incident, which began when hundreds of migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, began storming the border from Morocco at about 6:40 a.m. local time into Melilla.