3,000 refugees a day to enter Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting 3,000 people a day to cross into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The Macedonian government came under fire over the weekend for its handling of the large influx of people looking to cross its border from Greece.

Police at the frontier used batons and stun grenades to push the migrants and refugees back from Macedonian territory.

"The UN refugee agency estimates that 80 percent of people waiting to cross the Greek-Macedonian border are flee…
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