Yesterday I read that these people were being gassed at this border. It certainly looks like it is going to take a long time to re-settle all of these refugees.
Hundreds of migrants force their way over Macedonian border
Sunday, August 23, 2015
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GEVGELIJA, Macedonia: Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees forced their way over the Macedonian border on Saturday as police hurled stun grenades in a failed bid to stop them from breaking through, an AFP reporter said.
The people scrambled over the barbed wire fence on the border between Greece and Macedonia despite the police action.
Some 2,000 refugees and migrants have been stuck in no-man´s land between the two countries since Thursday, halting their bid to reach Western Europe.
Police subsequently seemed to regain control of the situation, stopping the flow of people after hurling a dozen stun grenades in some 30 minutes.
Some 1,500 migrants and refugees are estimated to have remained in no-man´s land after the incident.
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Hundreds of migrants force their way over Macedonian border?
Hundreds of migrants force their way over Macedonian border
Sunday, August 23, 2015
From Print Edition
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia: Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees forced their way over the Macedonian border on Saturday as police hurled stun grenades in a failed bid to stop them from breaking through, an AFP reporter said.
The people scrambled over the barbed wire fence on the border between Greece and Macedonia despite the police action.
Some 2,000 refugees and migrants have been stuck in no-man´s land between the two countries since Thursday, halting their bid to reach Western Europe.
Police subsequently seemed to regain control of the situation, stopping the flow of people after hurling a dozen stun grenades in some 30 minutes.
Some 1,500 migrants and refugees are estimated to have remained in no-man´s land after the incident.
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Hundreds of migrants force their way over Macedonian border?