Hundreds of migrants try to storm Greek border

Hundreds of Moroccans, Algerians, and Pakistanis tried to storm the border between Greece and Macedonia, tearing down part of the barbed wire fence at the crossing and demanding to be allowed to carry on into northern Europe.

They were among about 1,500 migrants who have been stranded near Greece’s northern border town of Idomeni after Europe decided to filter migrants, allowing only those fleeing conflict in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq to cross into the Balkans.

Some threw stones at police while others fell to their knees shouting: “We want to go to Germany!”