Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says some 18,000 migrants have already crossed borders from Turkey into Europe. FMTNews TayyipErdogan Syria Greece
A Greek riot policeman patrols the border gate in Kastanies village as migrants try to enter Greece.
“The government will do whatever it takes to protect its borders,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters. A Reuters witness said there were about 500 people in the buffer zone between the two border posts, and beyond that on the Turkish side hundreds more. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that some 18,000 migrants had crossed borders from Turkey into Europe. Speaking in Istanbul, he did not immediately provide evidence for the number, but said it would rise.
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