Almeria Games: Police searches for four missing Moroccan athletes

Police searched Friday for four missing Moroccan athletes that were participating in the Mediterranean games in Almeria (south of Spain) part of the Karate squad.

One of them was caught in Barcelona while trying to catch a train to go to Italy.

Delegate of the Spanish government in Almeria said Friday the head of the Moroccan Karate squad had reported the disappearance of the members of the team to the police. The missing athletes are aged from 23 to 26 years.

Earlier this week, another Moroccan athlete went missing.

Thousands of Moroccans, seeking better opportunities, try to get to Spain and other countries in Europe illegally every year.

Mediterranean Games, contested mostly by young athletes, are held every four years and were first staged in 1951. This year, more than 4,000 athletes from 21 countries bordering the Mediterranean are participating.