Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia over migrants

Migrants look out of a train stopped and checked by Slovenian border police, at the railway station in Dobova near the Slovenian and Croatian border, in Slovenia, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Slovenia, like Hungary, appeared unwilling to take in the inflow of migrants, with Slovenian police saying those arriving from Croatia would simply be sent back there, according to the country’s state news agency. AP Photo

ZAGREB, Croatia—Croatia on Thursday closed seven of the country’s eight border crossings with Serbia “until further notice,” following a massive influx of migrants and refugees, the interior ministry said.

“Traffic is banned on the border crossings of Tovarnik, Ilok, Ilok 2, Principovac, Principovac 2, Batina and Erdut,” the ministry said in a statement.

More than 11,000 migrants have crossed from Serbia into Croatia since early Wednesday, the ministry added.

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