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Facing 200,000 Migrants, Stockholm Introduces Border Controls

November 12 2015

Sweden

The Swedish government is about to implement border controls in an attempt to cope with a massive influx of migrants and refugees, reports CNN.

Sweden has had almost 200,000 arrive this year, reported the Financial Times (U.K.).

The controls are to be implemented for 10 days, starting Thursday, and may be extended to 20 days, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The surge has created a threat to public order, said Interior Minister Anders Ygeman, as quoted by Al Jazeera...

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