Immigrants Storming Turkey-Bulgaria Border Forces Checkpoint Closure

As many as 120 Iraqi asylum seekers stormed a Turkish border crossing into Bulgaria, prompting authorities to close it for two hours on Sunday evening.

The Kapikule checkpoint, bordering Bulgaria's south-east and leading to the Kapitan Andreevo crossing, was attacked at about 18:30 EET, private national channel bTV quotes officials as saying.

Police say none of the asylum seekers managed to make it into Bulgaria, with Turkish security officers detaining them over violation of public order.

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