The small matter of a spike-topped embassy wall was never going to stand in their way. Not when, in the eyes of this group of desperate young African men, the 10ft-high wall represented the last remaining obstacle between them and staying in Europe.
Only months earlier, after all, they had overcome a more challenging hurdle. Namely, the perilous Atlantic.
And so, to ragged cheers and clapping at just after 10am on Tuesday, dozens of migrants invaded the Gambian Embassy in the quiet residential district of La Concepcion in Madrid.
Some scaled the wall with the ease of gymnasts, dropping into the courtyard below
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