Migrant dies in attempt to reach Spanish enclave

An African migrant was killed on Thursday when Moroccan police fired warning shots to stop 80 illegal migrants trying to reach Spain's North African outpost of Melilla, Moroccan state news agency MAP reported.The migrants tried to force their way through Morocco's Iyassenen checkpoint and rush the Melilla border in the early hours of the New Year in the latest violent attempt by migrants to reach Europe, added MAP quoting security officials.