More than 100 African migrants on Wednesday managed to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Cueta from Morocco, as hundreds attempted to storm the highly fortified border, a Spanish police spokesman said.
Television images showed some of the migrants covered in blood, apparently caused by the razor wire that tops the order fences, cheering as they walked towards a temporary reception centers.
The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR estimates that more than 3,800 migrants have crossed the Moroccan border into Spanish enclaves of Cueta and Melilla so far this year.
The route accounted for 14 percent of the total 27,600 who arrived, mainly by sea, between January and July, a 130 percent increase on the previous year.
Five migrants were injured in the jump, and seven Spanish policemen suffered burns caused by a corrosive substance thrown by the migrants, the spokesman said.
During a recent visit to Spain, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed to increase dialogue with Morocco to handle migrant inflows to Spain, which is now the main destination for people seeking a better life in Europe.
EU leaders have failed to agree a long-term plan on where to house migrants since brokering a convoluted deal in June that appeared designed to appease divergent views rather than provide concrete solutions to the crisis.
Eight days ago, five European Union countries agreed to take in 141 migrants on board the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius, a move that ended a four-day standoff in which Spain, Tunisia and Malta refused the ship entry.
