(AP-ANSA) - MILAN, 13 AUG - A few dozen people have gathered
in the northwestern Bosnian town of Bihac to protest the
government's response to an unprecedented influx of migrants
from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Protesters who assembled
Monday in a square in the center of Bihac accused the state
government of intentionally sending migrants to their town
without identifying and registering them or providing them with
proper accommodation. They reject the claim that Bihac is an
obvious gathering place chosen by migrants because of its
proximity to the border with Croatia, a member of the European
Union. Thousands of migrants are staying in squalid, makeshift
camps in Bihac and the surrounding towns, relying on limited
support of the local Red Cross and a couple of international aid
agencies. Over 9,300 migrants have entered Bosnia so far this
year. (AP-ANSA).
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