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Spain: Video shows migrant hiding in toxic ash in bid to reach Europe

Spanish police found a migrant hiding amongst a sack of toxic ash in an attempt to reach Europe via the port of Melilla in Spain's African enclave.

Border agents say he would have died within a few hours if the guards didn’t find him.
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