Turkey will not stop refugees 'who want to go to Europe'

Turkey is «no longer able to hold refugees» following a Syrian attack that killed 33 troops in Idlib, Omer Celik, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP party, said on Friday.

The announcement comes as some 300 migrants walk through northwest Turkey towards its borders with Greece and Bulgaria on Friday, according to DHA news agency.

Read more: Live updates: Syrian airstrikes kill dozens of Turkish troops in Idlib

«As a result of the attack, the (refugees) in Turkey are heading towards Europe, and those on Syrian territory are heading towards Turkey,» Celik told CNN Türk shortly after midnight Friday morning. «Our refugee policy is the same as before, but we are now in a situation where we can no longer hold them.»

dv (AFP, AP, Reuters)

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