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Morocco deports Spain-bound migrants
CNN ^ | October 10 2005 | Associated Press

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; aliens; globaljihad; immigration; morocco; spain

1 posted on 10/10/2005 9:12:29 AM PDT by knighthawk
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2 posted on 10/10/2005 9:13:01 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

These innocent "migrants" appear to be invaders, given that they are hopping razor wire fences against the wishes of the Spanish government.


3 posted on 10/10/2005 9:26:26 AM PDT by angkor
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To: angkor

Returning them home seems to me the most discouraging option for their try&try again policy...

You only cross half Africa on foot once...


4 posted on 10/11/2005 12:36:25 AM PDT by Spanishguy
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