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Macedonia fires tear gas at EU-bound migrants

The EU candidate country's police has fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross Greek border to Macedonia, en route to other EU states, the BBC reports. The operation comes after Skopje declared a state of emergency in two border regions, which enables it to also call in the army.

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