Posted on 10/10/2005 9:12:27 AM PDT by knighthawk
OUJDA, Morocco (AP) -- Morocco began deporting Africans who had tried to use the north African nation as a gateway to Europe, starting Monday with a flight carrying 140 Senegalese.
Morocco has come under fire for its handling of a series of recent attempts by Africans to rush the fences at Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Morocco. Some Africans have died in the attempts at Melilla and Ceuta, another Spanish enclave further west.
A Royal Air Maroc flight took off from Oujda, in northeast Morocco, and was headed for Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Moroccan police were also aboard the flight. The Senegalese were not handcuffed. Some had light injuries, including cuts on their arms.
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These innocent "migrants" appear to be invaders, given that they are hopping razor wire fences against the wishes of the Spanish government.
Returning them home seems to me the most discouraging option for their try&try again policy...
You only cross half Africa on foot once...
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