Finland to reseal entire border with Russia as temporary reopening sees new influx in migrants

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Finland accuses Russia of deliberately ushering migrants - most of whom are seeking asylum in Finland - to the border zone, which is normally heavily controlled on the Russian side.

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00:00 Finland says it will reseal its entire eastern border starting at 8 p.m. on Friday due to

00:05 an ongoing influx of migrants at two crossing points on its frontier with Russia that were

00:10 temporarily reopened early on Thursday.

00:14 Local authorities say that more than 70 migrants without proper documentation or visas had

00:19 arrived at the two checkpoints by Thursday evening, with the number predicted to increase

00:23 rapidly.

00:25 Helsinki has accused Moscow of orchestrating an influx of asylum seekers in what it's called

00:30 an act of hybrid warfare.

00:32 [WHOOSH]

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