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A KEY agenda of the Spanish government in the Nato summit which concluded in Madrid last week was to turn its colonial enclaves on the north African coast, Ceuta and Melilla, into Nato protectorates.
Melilla is where dozens of African refugees were massacred on June 24.
Several reports indicate that Nato has agreed to extend protection to these north African cities of Spain.
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