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Monday, March 7, 2016

Refugees stranded in Greece await news of their fate

[Migrants wait by the border gate between Greece and Macedonia at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Monday, March 7, 2016. Greek police officials say Macedonian authorities have imposed further restrictions on refugees trying to cross the border, saying only those from cities they consider to be at war can enter as up to 14,000 people are trapped in Idomeni, while another 6,000-7,000 are being housed in refugee camps around the region.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)]IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — Thousands of refugees stranded on the Greek side of the border with Macedonia were anxiously awaiting news Monday from a European Union summit with Turkey summit that will seal their fate, as the chokehold on their route into Western Europe tightened.


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