Macedonian police fire tear gas on migrants at Greek border

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Series Details 10.04.16
Publication Date 10/04/2016
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News sources reported on the 10 April 2016 that Macedonian police used tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannon to push back more than 500 migrants from a border fence alongside the Idomeni refugee camp on the Greek side.

Doctors Without Borders reported treating at least 300 people for tear gas and trauma.

Greece condemned the action of the Macedonian police. The UN Refugee Agency said on the 11 April 2016 that it was greatly worried about the violence the day earlier.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.politico.eu/article/macedonian-police-fire-tear-gas-on-migrants-at-greek-border/
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Deutsche Welle, 10.04.16: Macedonia police deploy tear gas on refugees at Idomeni http://dw.com/p/1ISrC
Kathimerini, 10.04.16: Migrants clash with police on Greece-FYROM border http://www.ekathimerini.com/207780/article/ekathimerini/news/migrants-clash-with-police-on-greece-fyrom-border
EurActiv, 11.04.16: Macedonian police clash with refugees http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/macedonian-police-clash-with-refugees/
BBC News, 11.04.16: Migrant crisis: Greece brands Macedonian reaction 'deplorable' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36009497
The Guardian, 10.04.16: Hundreds hurt in police clashes at Greece-Macedonia border http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/10/clashes-between-migrants-and-police-at-border-between-greece-and-macedonia
EUObserver, 11.04.16: Migrants injured in Greece-Macedonian border clashes https://euobserver.com/migration/132991
Deutsche Welle, 11.04.16: Greece, UNHCR condemn Macedonia tear gas at Idomeni http://dw.com/p/1ITIP
UNHCR: News, 11.04.16: UNHCR regrets violence at Idomeni http://www.unhcr.org/570bb49d6.html

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