{"id":281267,"date":"2017-01-03T04:55:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T04:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=281267"},"modified":"2017-01-03T04:55:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T04:55:35","slug":"spain-ceuta-migrants-found-hidden-in-car-and-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=281267","title":{"rendered":"Spain Ceuta: Migrants found hidden in car and suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain&#8217;s North African enclave of Ceuta &#8211; two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat.<\/p>\n<p>The man and woman, thought to be Guineans, received first aid as they had had little air to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman&#8217;s suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>That incident happened on 30 December and again the man &#8211; believed to be from Gabon &#8211; required urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>A 22-year-old Moroccan woman had tried to smuggle him into Ceuta, but customs officers ordered her to open the case, which was tied to a trolley.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/884A\/production\/_93209843_ceutacar1epa2jan.jpg\" alt=\"African migrant hiding in car dashboard, 2 Jan 17 (Spanish Civil Guard photo)\" width=\"976\" height=\"649\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">EPA<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">A migrant was found inside the car&#8217;s dashboard (Spanish Civil Guard photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/D66A\/production\/_93209845_ceutacarseat2janepa.jpg\" alt=\"Car's false back seat (pic: Spanish Civil Guard)\" width=\"549\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">EPA<\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">The car&#8217;s back seat was hollowed out to hide another migrant<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incidents coincided with a mass attempt by sub-Saharan Africans to storm the 6m (20ft) border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 migrants tried to get over the fence on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>None managed to get through, but two people were injured scaling the fence and were taken to hospital in Ceuta. One guard lost an eye, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain&#8217;s North African enclave of Ceuta &#8211; two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. 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