The gates of the buffer zone the day after the incident
Date
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)
Location
Barrio Chino border crossing between Morocco and Spain
Deaths
23 migrants
Non-fatal injuries
140 law enforcement officers
77 migrants
Missing
70 migrants
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
^Unprecedented Confrontations at the Melilla Crossing: Preliminary report of the Fact-Finding Commission(PDF). National Human Rights Council of the Kingdom of Morocco. 12 July 2022.
^"Spanish minister defends police accused of brutality at Melilla border". the Guardian. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing". the Guardian. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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