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Croatia could no longer bear burden of refugees, to take new methods: PM

Xinhua, September 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Croatian would take new methods on Friday after thousands of migrants poured into the country in two days, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said.

At a news conference, he said Croatia could no longer bear the burden of refugees from the Middle East and would activate Plan B. But he did not give the detail about Plan B.

He repeated the country's capacity was limit. It has exceeded Croatia's capacity with over 13,000 people entering in two days.

It was not a solution for refugees to stay in Croatia and for Croatia to become what the European Union (EU) calls "a hot spot", he added.

Earlier on Friday, Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said it's only a matter of time when Croatia would completely close down traffic.

He confirmed that Slovenia returned to Croatia the refugees who tried to enter the Schengen country.

Croatia closed seven of its eight border crossings with Serbia Thursday night. Endit