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Migrants: Bosnia, protests multiply against refugees
In northwest, at border with Croatia. Fears for safety
24 August, 17:14
(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, 24 AGO - Local residents in Velika
Kladusa, in the far northwest of Bosnia-Herzegovina at the
border with Croatia, staged new protests against a consistently
increasing number of migrants.
Local residents denounced violence, thefts, and intimidation on the part of groups of refugees loitering in the area.
The residents complained of an increasing threat to their safety.
Incidents and fights among rival groups of migrants are also frequent, requiring law enforcement to intervene.
With the resumption in recent weeks of migrants journeying along the Balkan Route, an increasing number of refugees in northwest Bosnia-Herzegovina are trying to cross the border into Croatia and continue on to Western Europe.
Some of the migrants refuse to be hosted in local migrant reception centres, instead preferring to remain free to pursue any chance to cross the border.
Local authorities estimate there are at least 7,000 migrants currently in Velika Kladusa and Bihac. (ANSA).
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Local residents denounced violence, thefts, and intimidation on the part of groups of refugees loitering in the area.
The residents complained of an increasing threat to their safety.
Incidents and fights among rival groups of migrants are also frequent, requiring law enforcement to intervene.
With the resumption in recent weeks of migrants journeying along the Balkan Route, an increasing number of refugees in northwest Bosnia-Herzegovina are trying to cross the border into Croatia and continue on to Western Europe.
Some of the migrants refuse to be hosted in local migrant reception centres, instead preferring to remain free to pursue any chance to cross the border.
Local authorities estimate there are at least 7,000 migrants currently in Velika Kladusa and Bihac. (ANSA).
