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Added on the 07/03/2020 12:40:33 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
At the Turkish border, Greek police clash with several thousand migrants who are gathered at the entrance into EU territory. IMAGES of migrants attempting to cross the border and Greek police
Migrants on the Turkish side of the border at the Pazarkule border crossing try to move forward as the Greek army fires water cannons at them. IMAGES
Footage from the Greek government shows clashes escalate between migrants at the Turkish border seeking to cross the border into Greece and the Greek military. Nearly 10,000 migrants have been blocked from entering Greece after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the stakes by vowing to allow refugees to travel to Europe from NATO-member Turkey as a way to pressure EU governments over the Syrian conflict across its southern border. IMAGES
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
University students in Athens clash with police at a protest against a reform announced by Greece's Conservative government, that would allow private universities to be established in the country. IMAGES