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Angela Merkel criticises closure of Balkan routes for migrants
The move to close the Balkan route began with Austria announcing it would limit the number of migrants crossing its border.
Then, late on Tuesday, Slovenia said it would allow in only migrants who planned to seek asylum in the country, or those with clear humanitarian needs.
Serbia and Croatia quickly announced similar border restrictions. Then on Wednesday, Macedonia, which had slowed the number of migrants crossing its border with Greece to a trickle, shut it completely.
Some 14,000 migrants are now left stranded in a sprawling tent camp at the Idomeni crossing.
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