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Overwhelmed By Refugees, Turkey Closes Border Point


Overwhelmed By Refugees, Turkey Closes Border Point
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Turkey's border town of Kilis is struggling to cope with more than 100,000 refugees from Syria. Authorities have now closed the border to everyone except seriously ill or injured people. Shahida Yakub, a correspondent for RFE/RL's Current Time program, sent this report from the border, where many desperate Syrians are trying to escape from ongoing violence.

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