Quelle: BBC
Bulgaria’s fortified frontier a staging post for migrants
In the control room of the Bulgarian border police at Elhovo, set back from the country’s 270 km (165 mile) long border with Turkey, officers control banks of CCTV screens
by Nick Thorpe
Two years ago, that border comprised two parallel dirt tracks, one on the Bulgarian, one on the Turkish side.
Now a razor-wire fence, 1.5m (5ft) thick, welcomes would-be migrants. Thirty kilometres is already completed, while 100km more remains under construction.