11 injured in Madrid when migrants try to escape

AP  |  Nicosia (Cyprus) 

say that 10 officers and one migrant have been injured when a large group of migrants tried to escape from a holding center where they await deportation.

Police say that a group of around 80 migrants of Algerian origin tried to break out of the internment center in early Saturday.

In August, 13 migrants successfully escaped from the same center. Five were arrested shortly after the breakout.

has seen a spike in arrivals of migrants from this year, many attempting the perilous crossing of the in dinghies.

Migrants who have been ordered by a Spanish to be deported to their countries of origin can be sent to internment centers for up to 60 days while authorities arrange their return.

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First Published: Sat, October 20 2018. 16:35 IST