Macedonia tells Greece to stop migrant riots

A rift between Macedonia and Greece over the refugee crisis deepened, with Macedonia accusing its southern neighbour of not reacting to prevent hundreds of refugees from attempting to breach a border fence between the two countries.

Macedonia’s foreign ministry asked Greece to fully engage its police forces to prevent what it called the violent rioting of migrants.

The call came a day after seven-hour clashes between Macedonian security forces and hundreds of migrants and refugees who attempted to break through the border fence at an impromptu refugee camp housing more than 11,000 people near the Greek village of Idomeni.