67 migrants storm into Spanish enclave bordering Morocco, 14 injured (VIDEO)

More than 60 migrants managed to gain access to the Spanish territory of Ceuta after breaching a fence separating the autonomous city from Morocco, according to the Civil Guard and Red Cross. Fourteen people were injured during the crossing.

Around 200 sub-Saharans attempted to overcome the six-meter (20-foot) border fence at around 5:30am local time on Tuesday, according to the Civil Guards of Ceuta, as cited by Reuters. Some climbed the fence, while others tried to break some of the gates, according to sources cited by El Pais.

African migrants listen to a police officer after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain, early August 1, 2017. © Jesus Moron © Reuters

Sixty-seven people were able to successfully breach the razor-wire fence. 

Fourteen people were transferred to hospital for cuts and fractures, the Red Cross wrote on Twitter.

Other reports stated that seven people had been taken to hospital, while Helena Maleno Garzón, spokeswoman for the NGO Caminando Fronteras, said that “dozens” had been injured, many of them teenagers.

The migrants reportedly used violence to deter agents from approaching, using stones, sticks, and cutting tools, Civil Guard sources told Efe news agency, as cited by ABC España. 

African migrants lie exhausted after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain, early August 1, 2017. ©  Jesus Moron © Reuters

The Civil Guard reported that three of its agents were injured, according to El Mundo. 

Ceuta, one of two Spanish territories in North Africa, is a hub for African migrants trying to reach Europe. The Tuesday crossing follows two unsuccessful attempts last month, both of which were stopped by Moroccan security forces.

Police stand around a group of African migrants as Red Cross workers attend the injured after they crossed the border fence from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain August 1, 2017. © Jesus Moron © Reuters

Around 300 migrants successfully crossed into Ceuta in February, kissing the ground and shouting “Viva España!” upon arrival. It came just three days after around 500 migrants made the same crossing.