FILE PHOTO: Migrants walk towards the Bosnia-Croatia border in attempt to cross it what they call "the game", near Velika Kladusa, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's executive called for an investigation on Thursday into illegal migrant pushbacks after a report by German media outlets Der Spiegel and ARD documented what they said were Greek and Croatian officials carrying out such operations.
The joint report said Greek and Croatian special forces sometimes concealed their identity during such operations, which at times were violent.
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