Slovenia erects fence to ‘channel’ migrants

Slovenia's prime minister Miro Cerar announced on 11 November 2015 the country had started building a fence on its border with Croatia, to 'prevent the dispersal of refugees and to steer them towards controlled entry points'. Mr Cerar said he wanted to 'prevent a humanitarian disaster'.

The installation of 1.5 km worth of an 1.8-metre high razor wire structure began near the easterly villages of Rigonce and Razkrizje.

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