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Thousands of migrants mass at Greek border, more flee Syria

by Associated Press
| March 1, 2020 2:05 AM

KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — The United Nations said Sunday that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece, after Turkey officially declared its western borders were open to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union.

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