Italy boosts military, police presence on Slovenia border

Trieste, 8 September - Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has announced that Italy will not close small border crossings on the Italian-Slovenian border due to increased migration, but will bolster the presence of the military and police in the border area. She has also announced that mixed border patrols will be reintroduced.

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The Slovenian and Italian police forces jointly patrolling the countries' border in a bid to control illegal migration.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

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