Three members of the Macedonian security forces were injured Sunday morning in clashes with migrants at the Macedonian-Greek border, the Interior Ministry informs. The injured men were taken to a hospital in Gevgelija. Whether they were seriously injured still has not been disclosed.
The clashes occurred after an organized group of migrants from the make-shift camp at Idomeni tried to cross the border and enter into Macedonia. The migrants threw stones at the Macedonian police, which responded with using shock and tear gas bombs.
Several foreign media reported that there are a few injured migrants as well, including children who inhaled tear bomb gas. For now, there have been no official reports on how many migrants were hospitalized.
Currently, the situation at the border, where army and police security is boosted, is stable and peaceful, and the migrants have returned to the Idomeni camp.
The regional crisis management center reported that at about 10:30 am on Sunday, three well-organized groups comprised of 500-700 people tried to illegally cross into Macedonia from 3 locations between the border elevation 59 and the village Moin by damaging the protective fence.