Migrants in Athens fear backlash

March 23, 2016 18:39

In Athens, where thousands of asylum seekers hoping to reach Germany and Northern Europe from war-torn countries have been stuck since the recent closing of several borders, migrants said they were horrified by the attacks in Brussels.

Some worried about a possible backlash and wondered whether the second act of terrorism on European soil in less than six months would further affect the European Union's migration policies. Those were tightened last week under a deal between the E.U. and Turkey after more than one million asylum seekers arrived in Europe over the past year. Read more

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