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Friday, August 21, 2015

Macedonia declares state of emergency to tackle migrant crisis

Authorities deploy riot police with tear gas and armoured vehicles as up to 2,000 migrants a day enter border town of GevgelijaMacedonia has declared a state of emergency in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants over its southern border with Greece, deploying riot police in armoured vehicles and calling out the army.Authorities said official border crossings remained open, but that they would “reduce illegal border entry to a minimum”. Continue reading...


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