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Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

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A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2 1/2 years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence. At least 23 died that day in what Moroccan authorities called a stampede, as hundreds of people stormed the fence in a desperate bid to reach Europe. The decision Wednesday in the northern Moroccan city of Nador was the latest and toughest ruling handed down.

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Associated Press News

Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2½ years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence separating Morocco

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants to two and a half years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla

2 years ago·United States

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National Post

Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2 1/2 years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Arab News

Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

ID: 1660823353620196900Thu, 2022-08-18 11:22 RABAT, Morocco: A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2 and a half years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. The decision Wednesday in the northern Moroccan city of Nador was the latest — and toughest — ruling handed down after dozens of people were arrested for the June 24 crossing attempt. At le…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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MY Northwest

Morocco: 13 migrants sent to prison for Spain crossing bid

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan court has sentenced 13 migrants, mostly from Sudan, to 2½ years in prison over a mass attempt to scale the border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.The decision Wednesday in the northern Moroccan city of Nador was the latest — and toughest — ruling handed down after dozens of people were arrested for the June 24 crossing attempt. At least 23 died that day in what Moroccan authorities ca…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Al Arabiya

Morocco sentences 13 migrants to prison, says lawyer

Morocco sentenced 13 migrants to two-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, their lawyer said, following a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave

2 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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