{"id":860,"date":"2016-01-04T19:44:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T11:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/04\/sweden-tightens-border-with-denmark-to-keep-out-migrants\/"},"modified":"2016-01-04T19:44:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T11:44:52","slug":"sweden-tightens-border-with-denmark-to-keep-out-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/04\/sweden-tightens-border-with-denmark-to-keep-out-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden tightens border with Denmark to keep out migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sweden has tightened border controls for those arriving by train, bus and ferry in an attempt to halt the flow of migrants and refugees into the country from mainland Europe<\/p>\n

The new rules went into effect on Monday, and require those passengers arriving in the country to show identification at previously unrestricted border crossings<\/p>\n

To comply with the new Swedish rules, passengers had to show identification Monday to board trains departing from Copenhagen Airport in Denmark to Sweden across a bridge-and-tunnel link.<\/p>\n

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See also: Danish officials defend proposal to seize jewelry from refugees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The neighboring countries are connected by the longest rail and road bridge in Europe, and Denmark has been critical of Sweden’s decision to tighten the border. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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