Turmoil in Idomeni; 10 migrants detained while police's sweep operation continues

Gazzetta team
Turmoil in Idomeni; 10 migrants detained while police's sweep operation continues
Over 10 migrants have been detained so far in Idomeni during the operation of the police to open the railway that was blocked by protesting migrants at Idomeni.

The detained, of different nationalities, are currently at Idomeni police station.
Meanwhile, an Iranian national, alleged to have been stabbed, has been taken to Kilkis hospital.
The rail track is now open and according to sources a freight train from Fyrom is expected to pass through Idomeni station.
Moreover, 14 buses with migrants left a few while ago from Idomeni for Athens.
A police operation is underway at Greece-Fyrom buffer zone, where thousands of migrants remain trapped in the last weeks, to remove the migrants.
The area is closed and the entrance is forbidden to representatives of non-governmental organisations, with the exclusion of the representative of UNHCR for the refugees who is at the camp, and journalists.
A strong police force from Thessaloniki and Kilkis participate in the operation.