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Immigration Stops Cause 16-Mile Traffic Jam in Austria

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In Austria following 71 refugees’ deaths.

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Austrian officials have stepped up searches for suspected smugglers after 71 refugees died in the back of a truck last week. A spokesman for Austria’s interior ministry said that road-checks have led to the arrest of five suspected traffickers and about 200 refugees. The road-checks also caused a 16-mile traffic jam on the Austria-Hungary border Monday morning.

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