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    Thousands of migrants gather on Turkey-Greece border

    Turkey declared its borders were open to migrants hoping to head into the European Union


    Published:  March 01, 2020 15:23 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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    Migrants gather inside the buffer zone of the Turkey-Greece border, at Pazarkule. Image Credit: AFP
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    The United Nations migration organization said that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey's land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union. Image Credit: AP
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    Migrants walk on railways toward Meritsa river, near Edirne, to take a boat to attempt to enter Greece by crossing the river. Image Credit: AFP
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    Turkey will no longer close its border gates to refugees who want to go to Europe Image Credit: AFP
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    Migrants walk towards the Greek border in Pazarkule. Image Credit: AFP
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    Thousands more migrants reached the Turkish border with Greece after President threatened to let them cross into Europe. Image Credit: AFP
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    The United Nations migration organization said that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey's land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union. Image Credit: AP
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    A migrant carries his belongings as he walks toward Meritsa river, near Edirne, to take a boat to attempt to enter Greece by crossing the river. Image Credit: AFP
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    Migrants walk towards the Turkey's Pazarkule border crossing with Greece's Kastanies. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country's borders with Europe were open Saturday, making good on a longstanding threat to let refugees into the continent as thousands of migrants gathered at the frontier with Greece. Image Credit: AP
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    A boy stands next to a tree as migrants in the background camp awaiting to cross the border, at Turkey's Pazarkule with Greece's Kastanies. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Migrants wait at the buffer zone at Turkey-Greece border at Pazarkule. Image Credit: AFP
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    Migrants walk towards Greece along the Turkey-Greece border near Pazarkule. Image Credit: AFP

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