01:27Greece: Refugees break through police lines at Macedonian border
A large number of migrants and refugees broke through police lines in the northern Greek village of Idomeni, Sunday, in an attempt to cross the border into Macedonia. They were eventually stopped by Macedonian police who pushed the group back to the Greek side of the border.
Many of the refugees and migrants had been stuck at the border crossing for up to five days after Macedonian authorities decided to only allow Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan nationals to cross. Large groups of protesters chanted "open border" as they waited.
More than 218,000 refugees arrived in Europe in October alone according to United Nations figures, with all but 8,000 of them arriving in Greece. Once in Greece, many refugees head north in an attempt to reach Germany, making Macedonia one of the main routes for refugees and migrants.
01:27A large number of migrants and refugees broke through police lines in the northern Greek village of Idomeni, Sunday, in an attempt to cross the border into Macedonia. They were eventually stopped by Macedonian police who pushed the group back to the Greek side of the border.
Many of the refugees and migrants had been stuck at the border crossing for up to five days after Macedonian authorities decided to only allow Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan nationals to cross. Large groups of protesters chanted "open border" as they waited.
More than 218,000 refugees arrived in Europe in October alone according to United Nations figures, with all but 8,000 of them arriving in Greece. Once in Greece, many refugees head north in an attempt to reach Germany, making Macedonia one of the main routes for refugees and migrants.