Woman dies as navy fires at migrants

A 22-year-old woman died after Morocco’s navy opened fire on a boat suspected of carrying migrants, a rights group has said.

Three other migrants were also wounded in the incident, the head of Morocco’s Northern Observatory for Human Rights said.

Mohamed Benaissa said the victim was a law student who “died before reaching hospital”.

The boat was carrying 25 Moroccan nationals and two Spanish captains, now in army custody.

Morocco’s interior ministry said the boat was illegally transporting migrants.