A migrant who arrived yesterday to Greece from Turkey tries to warm himself at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday, March 6, 2020. Thousands of refugees and other asylum-seekers have tried to enter Greece from the land and sea in the week since Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open. (AP Photo/Alexandros Michailidis)
March 7, 2020
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March 7, 2020 9:52 a.m.
Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while others hurled rocks at Greek police. Greek authorities responded, firing volleys of tear gas at the youths.