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| Spain Ceuta: Migrants found hidden in car and suitcase | Spain Ceuta: Migrants found hidden in car and suitcase |
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| Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta - two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. | Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta - two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. |
| When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. | |
| The man and woman, thought to be Guineans, received first aid as they had had little air to breathe. | The man and woman, thought to be Guineans, received first aid as they had had little air to breathe. |
| Separately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman's suitcase. | Separately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman's suitcase. |
| That incident happened on 30 December and again the man - believed to be from Gabon - required urgent medical attention. | That incident happened on 30 December and again the man - believed to be from Gabon - required urgent medical attention. |
| A 22-year-old Moroccan woman had tried to smuggle him into Ceuta, but customs officers ordered her to open the case, which was tied to a trolley. | A 22-year-old Moroccan woman had tried to smuggle him into Ceuta, but customs officers ordered her to open the case, which was tied to a trolley. |
| The incidents coincided with a mass attempt by sub-Saharan Africans to storm the 6m (20ft) border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco. | The incidents coincided with a mass attempt by sub-Saharan Africans to storm the 6m (20ft) border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco. |
| Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 migrants tried to get over the fence on Sunday. | Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 migrants tried to get over the fence on Sunday. |
| None managed to get through, but two people were injured scaling the fence and were taken to hospital in Ceuta. One guard lost an eye, officials said. | None managed to get through, but two people were injured scaling the fence and were taken to hospital in Ceuta. One guard lost an eye, officials said. |
| A similar assault on 9 December involved more than 400 African migrants. | A similar assault on 9 December involved more than 400 African migrants. |
| There have been many such attempts by sub-Saharan Africans living illegally in Morocco, who desperately want to reach Europe. Melilla - Spain's other North African enclave - is similarly targeted by migrants. | There have been many such attempts by sub-Saharan Africans living illegally in Morocco, who desperately want to reach Europe. Melilla - Spain's other North African enclave - is similarly targeted by migrants. |
| Guinea migrant hides behind car engine | Guinea migrant hides behind car engine |
| Boy smuggled to Spain in suitcase | Boy smuggled to Spain in suitcase |
| The enclaves are Europe's only land borders in Africa. | The enclaves are Europe's only land borders in Africa. |
| Most migrants are intercepted and returned to Morocco, while those who make it over the fences are eventually repatriated or released. | Most migrants are intercepted and returned to Morocco, while those who make it over the fences are eventually repatriated or released. |
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