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One Afghan migrant, 21-year-old Sinan Yilmaz, said a friend had managed to reach Greek soil, but was quickly picked up by police. 'They took everything: their money, their shoes, and sent them back here.'

The EU dispatched its highest officials to Turkey and Greece Tuesday, as concern grew over a fresh migrant crisis and accusations that Ankara was trying to"blackmail" the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees trying to reach Europe.

Braced against the winter cold, many wandered the fields looking for a safe space to cross after emerging from makeshift tents. Visiting Ankara, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:"We need to remember in this scenario the first and overriding responsibility of the suffering is the Syrian regime... It is the regime in Syria, backed up by Russia causing this."

They met Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has called for"strong support" from Brussels. Close to one million people have fled the Syrian advance -- the biggest displacement in the nine-year conflict -- though they are currently barred from entering Turkey.

 

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