Morocco foils migrants' mass attempt to storm into Spanish enclave

RABAT, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan authorities foiled on Sunday a mass attempt by over 400 sub-Saharan migrants to storm into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, the authorities of M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture said in a statement.

The migrants tried to enter through the Belyounech frontier post, which separates Morocco from the European territory.

A total of 24 security agents and some migrants sustained injuries and were rushed to hospitals, according to the statement.

Moroccan security services said they have arrested the migrants and handed them to the competent authorities.

Spain's two North African enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta are often used as entry points into Europe for African migrants.