Rabat defiant after Spain recaptures disputed isle The Scotsman | July 18, 2002| | Copyright 2002 The Scotsman. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

SPAIN yesterday captured six sleepy Moroccan soldiers and regained control of the tiny, disputed island of Perejil after sending its special forces on a bloodless dawn assault of the rocky outcrop in the Straits of Gibraltar.

The crack team of 28 men dropped on to the rock, which lies just 200 metres from the Moroccan coast, from three helicopters and, megaphones in hand, persuaded the six Moroccans to give up their arms.

The captured soldiers were taken to the nearby Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta and were later handed over to Moroccan authorities.

Spanish troops, meanwhile, tore ...

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