PANIC IN BORDER REGION DUE TO REFUGEES INFLOW

Politics | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00

The population of the villages near the border with Turkey are in panic due to the increased number of refugees. Numerous Afghans, Iraqis and Pakistanis are running away from their own countries via Turkey. They cross the border illegally, no matterhow strict the measures are. 'We are in a state of war here, the refugees became fierce from starving and could do everything out of despair,” Ivan Stephanov, mayor of borderland village of Levka said, quoted by Standart Daily.

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