Macedonian police fired tear gas at crowds of thousands of migrants and refugees trying to cross the border from Greece, Reuters reported. The country declared a state of emergency on Thursday over the migrant crisis.
Thousands of migrants were stranded near the Macedonian town of Gevgelija trying to get in from Greece, where they entered Europe.
They aim to travel on to prosperous northern European countries.
Macedonian government sent riot police and army troops to restore order and deal with the inflow of people choking rail hubs.
Greece and other Southern European countries are being deluged by tens of thousands of refugees from troubled regions of the Middle East and North Africa.
The EU is struggling to deal with the arrivals, with members bickering over quotas to accept them.
Source: Macedonian police teargas thousands of refugees crossing from Greece – reports