2022 Melilla incident

On 24 June 2022, 23 migrants and asylum seekers were killed after a crowd crush at the Melilla border fence during a conflict with Moroccan and Spanish security forces. Conflict broke out as between around 2,000 migrants and asylum seekers gathered in the early hours of the day to cross the border with Spain.

2022 Melilla incident
The gates of the buffer zone the day after the incident
Date24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)
LocationBarrio Chino border crossing between Morocco and Spain
Deaths23 migrants
Non-fatal injuries
    • 140 law enforcement officers
    • 77 migrants
Missing70 migrants
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