Police fire tear gas at migrants on Macedonia-Greece border

AFP, ATHENS: Police fired tear gas at migrants as they tried to break through a border fence from Greece into Macedonia on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit Europe’s migrant crisis.
The incident took place near the Idomeni border crossing in northern Greece, a flashpoint where more than 11,200 people have been stranded after Balkan states closed off the migrant route in mid-February.
A Greek police source said hundreds of migrants gathered to demand the opening of the frontier and tried to force the fence, prompting Macedonian police to fire tear gas.
Macedonian police confir­med the incident but said the tear gas had not come from their side.

Police fire tear gas at migrants on Macedonia-Greece border

AFP, ATHENS: Police fired tear gas at migrants as they tried to break through a border fence from Greece into Macedonia on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit Europes migrant crisis. The incident took place near the Idomeni border crossing in northern Greece, a flashpoint where more than 11,200 people have been stranded after Balkan states closed off the migrant route in mid-February. A Greek police source said hundreds of migrants gathered to demand the opening of the frontier and tried to force the fence, prompting Macedonian police to fire tear gas. Macedonian police confirmed the incident but said the tear gas had not come from their side.