Melilla Massacre: Reports released by UNHCR indicate that at least 37 immigrants have been killed and hundreds left injured when they tried to cross the Moroccan border into Melilla on Friday.
Majority of those who perished are said to have come from Chad, Niger, Sudan and South Sudan. According to World Socialist Web Site, the group were considered potential asylum seekers.
According to a footage released by Al Jazeera and verified by Kenya Regional news, masses of people were seen lying on the floor. Some might have died from suffocation or a stampede provoked by the Moroccan police.
In another clip, a Moroccan police was captured striking a person lying on the ground with a baton, the scary video left a number of people bleeding and lifeless.
The Melilla massacre has shocked the world, humanitarian bodies are now calling for investigations.
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