Morocco arrests 64 migrants near Spain

Morocco's navy has arrested 64 Moroccans trying to reach Spain illegally on a rubber speed boat.

Morocco's navy has arrested 64 Moroccans trying to reach Spain illegally on a rubber speed boat.

The Zodiac boat was intercepted yesterday in the Mediterranean off the coast of Morocco and all aboard were detained suspected of trying to migrate illegally to the European Union.

Every year thousands of people risk their lives trying to reach Spain. EU countries are putting pressure on Morocco and its neighbours to prevent Africans without papers from reaching Europe.

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