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Greece says nearly 32,000 migrants now on its territory

Greece says nearly 32,000 migrants now on its territory

Athens said Thursday it now had nearly 32,000 migrants on its territory, after Austria and Balkan states began restricting entries, creating a bottleneck in Greece.

"There are currently 6,857 refugees in the Aegean islands," who arrived from Turkey, and "24,985 in mainland Greece", Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas said at a news conference. [AFP]

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