Morocco to Deport 141 Migrants Arrested at Spanish Enclave Fence

Morocco to Deport 141 Migrants Arrested at Spanish Enclave Fence
Would-be immigrants sit atop a border fence separating Morocco from the north African Spanish enclave of Melilla on Feb.19, 2015. Angela Rios/AFP/Getty Images
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RABAT—Morocco said on Oct.22, it would deport 141 migrants who were arrested a day earlier as they tried to storm a border fence with the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

One migrant died after falling off the seven-meter high metal barrier on Sunday, while 22 others and 12 security personnel were injured, the interior ministry said.