Macedonia border reopened to some

IDOMENI, Greece — Macedonia reopened its border to Iraqi and Syrian asylum-seekers on Saturday, hours after migrants protested peacefully on the Greek side of the border, demanding admission into Macedonia.

Haider Sahd, a U.N. field officer in Macedonian town of Gevgelija, confirmed the border opening to The Associated Press. Greek police said Macedonia was expected to admit 300 migrants Saturday.

Macedonian authorities said the number let in could reach 350. A similar number of migrants, who had entered Macedonia earlier last week, boarded a train in Gevgelija on Saturday, heading to Macedonia’s border with Serbia.

Macedonia had effectively shut down the border to all migrants since Thursday night, enraging the Greek government. Macedonia has repeatedly said it has only slowed down or shut down migrant flows in response to bottlenecks along the Balkans migrant route.