About 300 African migrants have managed to climb the border fences into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa in the past two days.
They were part of large groups who rushed the fence with makeshift ladders. Spanish police tried to repel them and some 30 have been injured.
After a recent wave of such attacks, Spain is doubling the height of the fence in order to keep the immigrants out.
The fence separates Melilla - and the European Union - from Morocco and the many migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who gather there.
People flock to the forests near Melilla from across West Africa, hoping to leave poverty behind...
... They hope that once in Europe, they, too, will enjoy a life of luxury.
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