Migrant electrocuted on train as violence erupts at border for second day

A migrant has been electrocuted amid fresh scenes of violence at a border crossing between Macedonia and Greece. The man, believed to be Moroccan, was killed when he climbed on to the carriage of a stationary train near the border and touched the overhead cable. A group of Moroccans then picked up his body and moved towards the crossing crying: “Allahu Akbar (God is great)”. It came on a second day of trouble near the northern Greek border town of Idomeni, where stranded migrants from Pakistan, Iran and Morocco have clashed with refugees being allowed to cross the border and with police.

We’re waiting until they open (the border). Why is there this discrimination going on? The border must either open for all or close for all.

Pakistani migrant Eli

The incident happened as migrants from Pakistan, Iran and other countries who are being prevented from crossing into EU states through Macedonia set up roadblocks in protest. They used empty barrels, pieces of wood and metal to make a barrier about 120m (400ft) from the Greek-Macedonian border. They are stopping all Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis from entering the area. Macedonia is only allowing people from those three countries to cross as it considers everyone else to be economic migrants.

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