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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Migrants: Greece sees jump in border crossings

[In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 photo, a Greek police officer patrols next to the border fence between Greece and Macedonia, near the northern Greek border station of Idomeni. Despite Macedonia's construction of a fence, dozens of people try to sneak across the border every day, hoping to make their way to Europe's prosperous heartland. Police have been detaining about 50 people daily, and arresting members of smuggling gangs that promise to get migrants to their destinations. About 60,000 refugees and other migrants are trapped in financially-struggling Greece. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)]THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece say 214 Syrian refugees have been detained after crossing a river that forms a natural border with Turkey.


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