FYROM [***] erects fence on Greek border to control migrant flow

FYROM [***] started building a fence on its border with Greece on Saturday to better control the influx of migrants passing through the Balkan country, an AFP photographer at the frontier said.

The extent of the barrier was not yet known, but the photographer said the army was using heavy machinery to build a 2.5-meter-high (8-foot) fence near the crossing point used by migrants at Gevgelija.

An army source also confirmed to AFP that they were building a fence without giving further details.

The source said the crossing from Greece to non-EU member FYROM [***] would remain open and that the fence was aimed at ensuring migrants did not try to slip across at other spots.

In a statement following the November 13 shooting and suicide attacks in Paris, FYROM [***] authorities said the army would examine the possibility of erecting a fence to limit the flow of migrants from Greece, but emphasised it did not plan to close the border...
  i24news.tv
28/11/15
 ***[After the necessary corrections with the name "FYROM"]

 ***[GREECE recognized this country with the name "FYROM"]
 ***[UN  resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993]
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