Macedonia migrants: Border security measures defended
Macedonia has defended its handling of security at the country's border with Greece, where migrants were beaten back with truncheons and riot shields, according to BBC.
The government had to act because up to 3,500 were entering each day, but migrants had not been mistreated, said Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki.
The migrants, many from the Middle East, want to reach northern EU states.
Amnesty International said they had been treated more like rioters rather than refugees.
Macedonia has declared a state of emergency to cope with the situation.