FILE PHOTO: Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will stop any migrants attempting to rush its border if measures to halt them in Greece and through the Balkans fail, conservative Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Sunday.
Greek police fired tear gas to repel hundreds of stone-throwing migrants who tried to force their way across the border from Turkey on Sunday, with thousands more behind them after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement. It was the second straight day of clashes.
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