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27 - year - old Moroccan man is said to have suffocated after stowing
away in a suitcase for a ferry crossing to Almeria in Spain.He was
found in the boot of a car, which arrived from Melilla a Spanish
enclave in North Africa.
According to government officials, the owner
of the vehicle, who happens to be the man’s brother, has been
arrested. He reportedly raised the alarm about the stowaways
condition when the ferry docked.Emergency services were unable to
revive him.The death in Almeria comes as Europe faces a migrant
crisis. Many are fleeing poverty and violence in the Middle East and
Africa.Earlier this year, an eight-year-old boy from Ivory Coast was
also discovered in a suitcase.His image was picked up during a
security check in Ceuta, another Spanish enclave in North Africa.The
boy was later reunited with his mother. The woman lives legally in
Spain and her son was granted a temporary residence permit.
