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Breaking news: Thousands stuck at Guatemala-Mexico border
Thousands stuck at Guatemala-Mexico border
Thousands of people travelling across Central America en masse to the US are stuck on Mexico´s southern border after a failed attempt to enter the country.
Some of them broke through Guatemalan border fences but then clashed with Mexican riot police in no man´s land.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump thanked Mexico for its efforts in stopping the caravan of migrants. The migrants, mostly from Honduras, say they are fleeing violence and poverty, and include women and children.
President Trump, who has threatened to close down the US border and cut aid to countries allowing the caravan to pass, said the military would be called upon if needed. “They might as well turn back, they´re not coming into this country”, he told reporters on Friday.
After talks on border security in Mexico, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the situation was reaching “a moment of crisis”
Many of the migrants temporarily broke through barriers on a bridge which crosses the river border between Guatemala and Mexico. Dozens os Mexican police in riot gear fired tear gas to force them to retreat into
no-man´s land after being attacked with stones.
A number ofmigrants jumpedinto the Suchiate river to reach rafts, while others either turned back towards guatemal or simply sat down on the bridge.