08-03-2016 14:28 via news.yahoo.com

Worried over refugees, Baltics begin to erect border fences

By Andrius Sytas and David Mardiste VILNIUS/TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are tightening ID controls and erecting fences on their eastern borders, worried the Baltic region will become a new entry point for refugees as migrant routes through the Balkans becomes harder. Governments fear they could see thousands of refugees cross from former ruler Russia - the focus of long historical mistrust - and Belarus. Concerns have grown since around 6,000 asylum seekers crossed into Fin
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