Border crisis builds at EU’s door as migrants travel from Turkey
Turkey says more than 100,000 refugees have left the country so far, but it remains unclear how many have crossed into Europe
Athens — An influx of migrants seeking refuge in Europe has raised tensions along the heavily fortified border with Turkey and prompted the Greek government to convene an emergency meeting.
While the Turkish side says more than 100,000 refugees have left the country so far, it remains unclear how many have crossed into Europe or got stuck in no-man’s-land along the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Another question is how many are escaping the conflict in Syria — many appear to be coming Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia. Almost 5,500 people were prevented from entering Greece between 6am on Saturday and 6am Sunday, Greek officials said...
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