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Added on the 10/04/2016 14:14:35 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants who were trying to pull down barbed wire from the border fence at the Idomeni in protest. Thousands of migrants have found themselves stranded in squalid conditions at the border between Macedonia and Greece after Macedonia and other Balkan states denied them passage to Germany and other destinations in northern Europe. IMAGES
Macedonian police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants and refugees who stormed the border from Greece on Monday, tearing down a gate as frustrations boiled over at restrictions imposed on people moving through the Balkans. Mana Rabiee reports.
Clashes have broken out between Macedonian police and migrants near the border fence in Greece. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Tear gas appears to be fired from the Greek side to push migrants away from the border, as hundreds are blocked at the Turkish border with Greece. They now hope they can cross into the EU member state after Ankara said it would no longer prevent refugees from crossing into Europe following the death of 33 Turkish troops in northern Syria. IMAGES
Stranded migrants, mostly from Pakistan, clash with police on the Greek-Macedonian border demanding passage to western Europe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
Macedonian police use batons against migrants heading north, as Hungary scrambles to complete a massive fence aimed at blocking new arrivals. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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