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  • Sunday, 01 Sep 2013

A general view shows the Serbian village of Miratovac near the town of Presevo, some 383 km (238 miles) from Belgrade, July 16, 2013. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

PRESEVO, Serbia/SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Oliver Ivanovic's patience paid off. Shortly before midnight, on a hilltop in no-man's land between Serbia and Macedonia, dozens of grainy figures shuffled through the sights of his thermal goggles.

"I have a feeling we're going to get lucky tonight," the Serbian border patrol officer said with a grin.

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