Hundreds of migrants smashed their way into Spain's North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco early this morning and some were injured doing so, the emergency services and police said.

According to Ceoafrica, the emergency services civil guard estimated that 500 people could have succeeded in entering the town, and that many of them were hurt along with members of the security forces.

Back in December around 400 migrants were photographed storming a border fence to enter Ceuta from Morocco which was the most in a decade.

The tiny Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla sit on the northern shores of Morocco's Mediterranean coast. Together they form the European Union's only land borders with Africa.