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Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants on border

Published: 13 Apr 2016 - 12:47 pm | Last Updated: 30 Nov 2021 - 04:18 am
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 Refugees near the Macedonian border on the Greek side at the Idomeni refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece on April 12, 2016.  Ayhan Mehmet / Anadolu Agency

 

Idomeni, Greece: Macedonian police fired a round of tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a group of stranded migrants protesting on the Greek side of the razor wire fence dividing the two countries, a Reuters witness said.

Small-scale scuffles broke out when about 50 migrants approached the fence in protest. Hundreds of migrants were wounded on Sunday in clashes with Macedonian police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets after a group tried to storm the border.

Reuters